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Interview with Jesse Jackson

Michael Bendetson | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics


Michael Bendetson

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.

Let it Be Jesse Jackson - Sr. -- For Senator

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics


Jamie Stiehm

The eloquent Jackson would be in seventh heaven because Senators talk all day long -- with no time limits on speeches -- and some actually might listen to him.

Obama's Senate Seat Up For Grabs As Jockeying Begins In Illinois

Wall Street Journal | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama is the first sitting senator since John F. Kennedy to be elected president, and in the wake of his historical election floats a crucial q...

Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leaders Speak Of Obama With Awe

The Daily Beast | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


"I've been able to see our nation get better," the Rev. Jesse Jackson muses, in joyful anticipation of Barack Obama's impending presidential victory. ...

Is Jesse Too Messy for the Convention?

Bob Starks | Posted 09.25.2008 | Chicago


Bob Starks

Politically and personally, the Billary team did more to hurt Obama in the primaries than anyone. Yet both of them have been given major speaking roles in the convention. Thus many ask, why not Rev. Jackson?

Sam Stein

Obama Heckled For Not Focusing On Black Issues

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics


John McCain is usually the candidate getting heckled and interrupted on the trail, a product of his open town halls but also the more controversial as...

Sharpton Defends Jackson On Obama Comments: "We Have All Made Mistakes"

AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics


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...

Time for New Black Leaders

Kevin Powell | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics


Kevin Powell

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.

Jesse's Obama Problem: He Needs Barack More Than Barack Needs Him

Eric Deggans | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


Eric Deggans

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?

Obama Vows To Keep Talking About Absent Black Fathers

Washington Post | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics


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...

Why Jesse Really Attacked Obama

Najee Ali | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics


Najee Ali

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.

Spike Lee: Obama's Election Will Be "Seismic Change"

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Spike Lee says the Rev. Jesse Jackson's crudely phrased criticism of Barack Obama won't affect the Democrat's campaign, ...

Obama's Nuts Speak Out On Jackson and FISA

Lee Stranahan | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

2008-07-11-obamanuts.jpgIn a hastily arranged news conference, the pair at the center of two top political stories have their say.

Media Trolls

Joan Blades | Posted 07.18.2008 | Media


Joan Blades

Rev. Jackson thought he was off the air and speaking privately when he made those remarks about Obama. In a world with responsible media this would not have been the top story of the day.

African bloggers: Florida Is Not Zimbabwe

John Liebhardt | Posted 05.31.2008 | Home


John Liebhardt

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?"

White Voters Deserve More Credit

Peter Dreier | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Peter Dreier

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.

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr Rebuts Dad: Obama Is "Powerful, Consistent and Effective" Advocate For Blacks

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Contradicting his father, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) writes in a Sun-Times column running Monday on the paper's editorial pages that White House ...