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Author Archives: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

Founder and President, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past forty years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice. On August 9, 2000, President Bill Clinton awarded Reverend Jackson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

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JESSE JACKSON: Public Education is Vital to a Democracy

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. October 11, 2023October 12, 2023

Public education in the United States is under siege due to its politicized environment, with teachers being underpaid, overstressed, and threatened with criminal charges for discussing race, gender, and history in the classroom.

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JESSE JACKSON: Republican Chaos Fuels Threat of Government Shutdown

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. October 1, 2023October 5, 2023
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JESSE JACKSON: UAW Auto Workers Will Get a Fair Deal Only If They Fight for It

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. September 27, 2023September 27, 2023
**Tommy Tuberville (Courtesy of President of Ukraine via Wikimedia Commons)
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JESSE JACKSON: Republicans Again Defending Extremism in Defense of Their Views

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. September 20, 2023September 20, 2023
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JESSE JACKSON: A Job for All

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. September 13, 2023September 13, 2023
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JESSE JACKSON: ‘History Cannot Be Unlived’

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. September 6, 2023September 7, 2023
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JESSE JACKSON: Once More, America Faces a Reckoning

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. August 30, 2023August 30, 2023
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JESSE JACKSON: The Right to Vote Has Always Been Contested in America

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. August 16, 2023August 16, 2023
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JESSE JACKSON: How We See the Past Reflects How We Live in the Present

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. August 9, 2023August 9, 2023
**FILE** Sen. Joe Manchin, West Virginia Democrat (Wikimedia Commons)
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JESSE JACKSON: ‘No Labels’ Just More Political Nonsense

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

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