By Jesse Jackson Sr. Guest Columnist On the eve of the Super Bowl, an event watched by millions around the world, the National Football League […]
Category: Rev. Jesse Jackson
Don’t let the deeper meaning of Christmas get lost
By Jesse Jackson Sr. Guest Columnist On Dec. 25, millions of people across the world will celebrate Christmas. Even with COVID-19 still plaguing us, families […]
Gun violence continues to plague Chicago, other cities
By Jesse Jackson Sr. Guest Columnist In Chicago last week, a 14-year-old girl was shot as she was leaving Wendell Phillips Academy High School for […]
Proposed bill would set national police standards
By Jesse Jackson Sr. Guest Columnist Even as Derek Chauvin is on trial for the murder of George Floyd, police 10 miles away fatally shot […]
Has America come any closer to fulfilling King’s dream?
By Jesse Jackson Sr. Guest Columnist Last weekend marked the 53rd anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s assassination. Over half a century. Has America […]
Republicans are trying to make voting more difficult
By Jesse Jackson Sr. Guest Columnist The right to vote is the essential foundation of democracy. Yet today, across America, there is a systematic campaign […]
Americans can take pride in the Super Bowl
By Jesse Jackson Sr. Guest Columnist Millions of people across the world watched the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win the Super Bowl over the Kansas City […]
America’s system is rigged so minority can rule
By Jesse Jackson Sr. Guest Columnist The majority does not rule in the United States. The foundation of any democracy — one person, one vote […]
Get ready for Donald Trump’s shadow government
By Jesse Jackson Sr. Guest Columnist Leave it to Donald Trump to run brazen subversion — refusal to accept the decision of the voters in […]
It’s up to Biden to bring this county back together
By Jesse Jackson Sr. Guest Columnist “The people of this nation have spoken. They have delivered us a clear victory. … We have won with […]