Daily Archives: February 17, 2026
Rev. Jesse Jackson joins the ancestors
Jesse Jackson participates in a rally, on Jan. 15, 1975, for the Hawkins Humphrey Bill to pass. Inclusion for African Americans in the US workforce. Activism for the people's right to work.
Jesse Jackson made it possible for Democrats to speak about Palestine
Activist James Zogby pays tribute to his late friend, who was the first politician to welcome Arab Americans into the Democratic Party - and even met with Yasser Arafat when others wouldn't.