Recently, I held an interview with Rev. Jesse Jackson in which we discussed a wide variety of issues including economics, civil rights, and the Israel-Gaza conflict.
AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 05.25.2011
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Spike Lee says the Rev. Jesse Jackson's crudely phrased criticism of Barack Obama won't affect the Democrat's campaign, ...
AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 05.25.2011
KENNER, La. — The Rev. Al Sharpton on Tuesday defended the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has come under fire for his recent crude off-air criticism of...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011
Jackson should immediately apologize to blacks for not only trashing them, but also apologize for his hypocrisy. But that's not all.
Kevin Powell | Posted 05.25.2011
I acknowledge what the Civil Righters have done, but younger African Americans are saying now, the jig is up and it is time for you to go, especially if you have not created hope for our communities.
Eric Deggans | Posted 05.25.2011
If tradition civil rights leaders are stuck on the outside when Obama gets elected president, what does that mean for them and for the struggle to free black folks from oppression?
Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
Sen. Barack Obama said he would continue to chastise absentee black fathers and deliver tough love speeches to the black community, even if the Rev. J...
Najee Ali | Posted 05.25.2011
Rev. Jackson, your vulgar tirade caught on tape by Fox News is simply the last straw for me and a growing number of African-Americans. At this point, you are hurting Black America and Obama.
Taii K. Austin | Posted 05.25.2011
Unless Obama cheats on his wife and fathers a secret child with his mistress like you've done, you are way out of line to suggest that his talks on repairing the black family are anything less than necessary.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011
When a major political figure or celebrity utters a newsmaking, off-color, remark it is always interesting to observe how different news outlets handle the offending word or words.
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011
Is America strong enough to handle the violent wishes of Jesse Jackson toward Barack Obama's pair? Probably -- last I checked, "nuts" wasn't one of George Carlin's 7 words.
Dan Sweeney | Posted 05.25.2011
What Jackson said really wasn't that vulgar for political circles. Any of you ever have a chance to talk with deeply political animals totally off the record? It is stunning.
John Liebhardt | Posted 05.25.2011
Clinton's comparison of the bungled Florida and Michigan primaries to elections in Zimbabwe is ridiculous. But an African asks: Was it just an excuse to use "Mugabe" and "Obama" in the same sentence?"
Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2011
The Clinton campaign message was transparent: they are trying to pigeonhole Obama as the "black" candidate -- not simply as a matter of pigmentation but as a matter of voter appeal.
Michael Bendetson | Posted 05.25.2011