Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Jackson-Madison County Library converse as they look through papers during a Jackson-Madison County Library Board meeting in ...

The Larry R. Jackson Branch Library in Lakeland is scheduled for major renovations. Upgrades will include modern lighting fixtures and remodeled public restrooms. The library will be temporarily ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson locks hands with Pastor LaMont Monford and the Rev. David Harris after getting on the stage at Philippian Missionary Baptist Church in 2008. Lima News File Photos LIMA — The Rev ...

A day after the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death, officials with the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition announced funeral arrangements for the Chicago-based civil rights icon and presidential candidate. Information on ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson died at age 84, his family announced Tuesday. A statement from the reverend's family said he died peacefully surrounded by family members. "Our ...

HOUSTON – For generations of Americans, Rev. Jesse Jackson wasn’t just a civil rights leader he was a voice of hope. Jackson, who spent decades fighting for equality, economic justice, and voting ...

As much as he wanted to grieve, Jackson Jr. said this is the day the world needed to know about his dad and his extraordinary career. $56 trillion national debt leading to a spiraling crisis: Budget ...

(AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators. He spoke tirelessly ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon who gained worldwide acclaim for his work, died Tuesday at the age of 84, his family confirmed in a statement. "It is with profound sadness that we announce the ...

Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson died at the age of 84 following a lengthy illness. He was a prominent activist who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and advocated for voting rights. Jackson ...

It was the late ‘80s and civil rights icon Jesse L. Jackson had launched the second of his two presidential bids. In that atmosphere, Long Island attorney J. Stewart Moore remembers huddling with ...