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MSNBC's Contessa Brewer has apologized for mixing up civil rights activists Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. She made the slip-up Wednesday while introducing Jackson during a segment on homelessness. After the introduction, Jackson stared at the camera from a studio in Burbank, Calif., and said, "I'm Rev. Jesse Jackson."
Conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh lashed out at NFL union leader DeMaurice Smith, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and the media a day after being dropped from a group trying to buy the St. Louis Rams. On his syndicated show Thursday, Limbaugh said he was approached by St. Louis Blues chairman Dave Checketts earlier this year about participating in a Rams bid. Checketts assured him his involvement as a minority investor had been vetted by the NFL, he said.
The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson attacked the bid by Rush Limbaugh to buy the St. Louis Rams on Monday, saying the conservative radio host's track record on race should exclude him from owning an NFL team. Sharpton sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, arguing that Limbaugh has been divisive and "anti-NFL" in some of his comments.
After an honor student's brutal beating, the Rev. Jesse Jackson is joining parents in escorting a group of students who attend a high school on Chicago's South Side.
The funeral of a Chicago teen who was beaten to death on his way home from school drew civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan on Saturday, both calling for an end to youth violence.
Civil rights Jesse Jackson and Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan are attending the funeral of a Chicago teen beaten to death on his way home from school.
The owner of a suburban Chicago cemetery that's been closed by authorities amid allegations that workers dug up bodies and resold plots says he had nothing to do with the alleged wrongdoing.
Michael Jackson's family wants a private autopsy of the pop icon because of unanswered questions about how he died and the doctor who was with him, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday.
Michael Jackson's family wants an independent autopsy to determine the cause of the King of Pop's death, The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson says Michael Jackson's family wants an independent autopsy following the pop star's sudden death at age 50.
The NAACP has fought for a century to bring equal and civil rights to blacks, but the Rev. Jesse Jackson believes the organization's current battle is to help the troubled U.S. economy and struggling domestic auto industry.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he would like to travel to Iran to personally appeal for the release of a U.S. journalist convicted of spying and sentenced to eight years in prison.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson accused GOP governors who are considering turning down some money from the federal stimulus package of "political posturing" and said such a move would hurt everyone, especially the South.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson has warned against prisons becoming "jail hotels" during his annual Christmas visit to the Cook County, Ill., jail.
Shortly after his 2002 election, Gov. Rod Blagojevich told Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. he didn't appoint the congressman's wife for lottery director because he had refused to make a $25,000 donation to the governor's campaign, a person familiar with the conversation told The Associated Press.
They've taken their sleeping bags and pillows back home and hauled away their protest placards after ending a nearly weeklong sit-in at a Chicago factory that came to symbolize the plight of laid-off labor.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson said Sunday he is concerned about executive orders from President Bush in his last few months in office and the effect they could have on the incoming administration.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign sharply rejected on Wednesday a conservative columnist's report that civil rights leader Jesse Jackson expects Obama to reduce Israel's clout at the White House.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been released from a Chicago hospital, two days after he was admitted for severe stomach pains.
The year was 1984, and the state was Iowa. A white man who had just voted walked out of his precinct caucus and saw the Rev. Jesse Jackson standing outside.
When Michael Richards stunned a nightclub audience two years ago by shouting the N-word at a black patron, Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada was quick to join the Rev. Jesse Jackson in calling for a ban on the word's use.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson used the N-word during a break in a TV interview where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama, Fox News confirmed Wednesday.
Spike Lee says the Rev. Jesse Jackson's crudely phrased criticism of Barack Obama won't affect the Democrat's campaign, which the filmmaker expects to succeed at bringing "seismic" change to the world.
Barack Obama's campaign tried yet again to contain a political storm kicked up by a vocal Chicago supporter as the Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized for crude comments picked up by a live microphone about the Democratic presidential candidate.
Former President Clinton on Monday called the notion that he unfairly criticized his wife's rival, Barack Obama, "a total myth and a mugging." Clinton had compared Obama's landslide victory in South Carolina's Jan. 26 primary to Jesse Jackson's wins in the state in 1984 and 1988.
Jesse Jackson's race-baiting is doing the president no favorIf TheGrio busted him, you know it's bad!
Jesse Jackson: 'You can't vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man'The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats' signature healthcare bill.
Rev. Jesse Jackson's racist quotesIt's tough to imagine this year's Republican National Convention featuring a prime-time speaker who once said that that "Zionism is a kind of poisonous weed that is choking Judaism." Or that he was "sick and tired of hearing about the Holocaust." Or that traditional Democratic su …
Jesse Jackson: A prince of a guy Assuming his baggage clears customs, the Rev. Jesse Jackson will return to Chicago today with a golden scepter, a crown and a royal title.
Fighting Student Loan DebtJesse Jackson is helping students that have student loans that cannot be maintained.
Al Sharpton says the dead must be respected until they receive a funeral and burial, which one can fairly suspect is the reason they've kept Michael on ice for 10 days. Well, that grace period is about over.
Two Young Blacks Threaten Face of Southern Leadership(June 21, 2009) - Two young, Southern members of the Congressional Black Caucus are making notable progress in their quest for statewide offices.
Investigators Take Closer Look at Rep. Jackson in Blagojevich Case Representative Jesse L. Jackson Jr. went to see the Illinois governor in December to press for an appointment to the United States Senate seat being vacated by Barack Obama. Mr.
Five minutes with: Jesse Jackson - BBC video reportIn an ongoing series for the BBC News website, celebrities and news-makers get grilled in exactly five minutes by Matthew Stadlen.
Terrorism & Faith In A Post-Bush WorldOne of the predictable results of the "dumbing down" of political discourse practiced by the Bush administration is that people became, well, dumber when it came to analyzing truth from fiction in world affairs.
Obama Undermines Civil Rights MovementRev. Jesse Jackson publicly denounces Obama on talking down to the balck race and Christian ideology and civil rights in America. CBS News coverage.
JibJab - 2008 Year In ReviewBaby New Year '08 takes you on a tour of all the past year had to offer, all at breakneck speed.
Jackson provides info to authoritiesRep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s office confirmed Tuesday that the son of the civil rights leader has been providing information to federal authorities for the past five years about his "personal knowledge" of apparent corruption by Illinois government officials – but not Gov.
ABC News: Rev. Jackson: I Played No Role in Blagojevich Scandal, Not an 'Emissary'Is Reverend Jesse Jackson involved in the Scandal with Blagojevich?
The charges against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich are, or should be, a gift for the Democratic Party.
Candidate 5, Accused Of Trying To Buy Obama's Senate Seat, is Jesse Jackson Jr.A law enforcement official confirms that the person referred to in the federal criminal complaint against Gov. Rod Blagojevich as "Candidate 5" is Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.
Bush used to dissuade Putin from hanging Georgian president 'by the balls'Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin allegedly threatened to hang Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili "by the balls" during the August war in Georgia, according to a report later denied by Putin's spokesman.
"The Special Pride That Must Be Theirs" - Race, Obama's victory, and the generation gap"You're being racist," said the daughter of New York Times columnist Judith Warner in response to her mother's comment about "how particularly earth-moving this election was for black voters." Warner reported this exchange in Thursday's "Domestic Disturbances" c …
Eugene Robinson: Obama's election signals acceptanceI almost lost it Tuesday night when television cameras found the Rev. Jesse Jackson in the crowd at Chicago's Grant Park and I saw the tears streaming down his face. His brio and bluster were gone, replaced by what looked like awestruck humility and unrestrained joy.
Several months ago, I voted for Mitt Romney in the Massachusetts primary election, thinking that the economy was in the tank and we needed a candidate who at least had some fiscal smarts.
Bush's last 100 days the ones to watch - Jesse Jackson (Chicago Sun Time)Bush and Vice President Cheney represent a failed conservative era -- and they know it.
(Video) Jesse Jackson Tears Up Over Election of Barack ObamaThe election of Barack Obama as president brings the Rev. Jackson to tears. Watch now See more irresistible headlines
The Divide That United In This Campaign, Racism Is the Big LoserAs this election draws to a close, a strange and wonderful thing is happening with hardly a being word said about it: racism is losing. To celebrate this fact might feel like assuming an Obama victory, but this is about another sort of vicory.
Malaysia blocks Iran Nobel winner A Malaysian university has cancelled a scheduled speech by the Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi. Ms Ebadi, an outspoken human rights lawyer, had been due to speak at the University of Malaya early in November.
In my original "Dire Warning" article, I told of my concern about Obama's relationship with Bill Ayers.
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