Barack Obama is an "extraordinary American," Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico endorsed Obama for the Democratic nominee for president on Friday. Richardson -- who sought this year's Democratic ...

When the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his second presidential bid in 1988 in Pittsburgh, he saw the campaign as a chance for the country to realize its highest ideals. “If I can become president,” sai ...

One race equity expert called the president's remarks "petty, unpresidential and disrespectful to Jackson’s legacy." ...

It was an evening in April 2011, and Barack Obama had just given the order to go ahead with the commando raid to kill Osama bin Laden when he took to a podium in a Washington hotel and grinned at ...

The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, the towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died ...

After the death of Rev. Jesse Jackson at the age of 84, his legacy is being remembered for his impacts on the way America ...

"Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the ...

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the Chicago-based Baptist minister, political figure and two-time presidential candidate, has died.

The late Rev. Jesse Jackson might best be remembered as a longtime civil rights leader, but he also played a pivotal role in presidential politics.

My religion obligates me to be political, but my politics don’t obligate me to be religious,” said Jackson — frequently ...

Mr. Jackson’s presidential campaigns created a pathway for scores of Black Democrats to run for office, with many making ...