King Center Remembers Jesse Jackson’s “Indelible Contributions To Humanity”
By The King Center Photos: Wikimedia Commons The King Center joins the nation and the world in remembering Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., a towering figure in the…
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Rep. Mfume On Passing Of Rev. Jesse Jackson: “He Gave So Much And Asked For So Little”
Photos: Mfume Press\Wikimedia Commons WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement in reaction to the passing of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson: "My friend, big…
New York Assemblymember Remembers Jesse Jackson As “A Towering Figure In The Civil Rights Movement”
Photos: Wikimedia Commons BROOKLYN, NY – Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn issued the following statement on the passing of Civil Rights Activist Reverend Jesse Jackson: “I am deeply saddened…
Rev. Jesse Jackson: A Shepard Of Black Political Power
By Frederick Joseph Photos: Wikimedia Commons The first text I saw this morning, the one that told me Jesse Jackson had died, came from my mother. There was…
CPJ To Release Report Documenting Palestinian Journalists’ Claims Of Torture In Israeli Prisons
Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Illustration: Gianluca Costantini For CPJ By Committee to Protect Journalists New York, February 17, 2026 — On Thursday, February 19, 2026, the Committee to Protect Journalists…
Ghana’s President Mahama To Present Historic Resolution On Slave Trade At United Nations
Photos: Wikimedia Commons ACCRA, Ghana, February 16, 2026/ -- President John Dramani Mahama will table a landmark resolution before the United Nations General Assembly in March, seeking global…
Sharpton On Jesse Jackson’s Passing: “Reverend Jackson Stood Wherever Dignity Was Under Attack”
By Rev. Al Sharpton Photos: Wikimedia Commons New York, NY (February 17, 2026) - Today, I lost the man who first called me into purpose when I was…
Lawyers’ Committee Asks Court To Stop Trump From Misusing Seized Georgia Voting Records
By Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law Photos: YouTube Screenshots The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the NAACP, the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP,…
Nigeria Announces Date For 2027 Presidential Election
By Semafor Africa Photos: YouTube Screenshots Nigeria’s election season officially kicked off as the presidential poll organizer announced Feb. 20, 2027, as the voting date. Campaigning is already…
China Scrapping Tariffs For 53 African Countries
By Semafor Africa Photos: YouTube Screenshots China will scrap tariffs for 53 African countries from May 1. The continent’s biggest trade partner already has a zero-tarriff policy for…