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NEW: A Georgia railroad owned by a descendant of an enslaver is using eminent domain to take land owned by descendants of the enslaved. If you want to understand how slavery still shapes power today, start here:
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Descendants of enslaved people are fighting an attempt to use eminent domain to carve a spur through one of Georgia’s largest Black‑owned farms.
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🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING — Rep. Lieu said Full Epstein Files Show Trump Raping Children.
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Jesse Jackson was "brilliant, voracious, provocative, and persuasive all at once, at times electrifying and at times confounding," Kevin Merida writes. He recounts private plane conversations and unexpected drop-ins from the reverend:
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I interacted with him, on and off, for 30 years. He was brilliant, at times electrifying, and at times confounding.
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We don’t talk enough about how the United States Government owes Black Descendants of slaves trillions of dollars in reparations.
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Mom with Helen Chavez, Cesar Chavez, and Jesse Jackson as Chavez breaks his last great fast.
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Reverend Jesse Jackson was one of America’s greatest patriots. He spent his life summoning all of us to fulfill the promise of America and building the coalitions to make that promise real. A son of Greenville, South Carolina, Reverend Jackson first rose to the national stage as
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The best political speech I've ever heard, bar none.
In 1988, Jesse Jackson gave one of the best speeches of all time.
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Despite the caricature his critics created, Jesse Jackson’s “political vision was always inclusive, always multiracial, and always opposed to bigotry and prejudice of all kinds,” @AdamSerwer argues.
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He was never the caricature his critics wanted him to be.
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Today's Chicago Sun-Times: Our coverage of the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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Before conservatives appropriated "wokeness" as a pejorative for things that give white people the heebie jeebies, it defined a state of social consciousness necessary to resist white supremacy Either way, it also describes Jesse Jackson.
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Whether you're an anti-woke conservative or an anti-racist lefty, you should thank Jesse Jackson.
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Ordering flags be flown at half staff for Charlie Kirk but not for Jessie Jackson says it all.
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One thing about Jesse Jackson, he was always going to support, invest in, and check in on young people. I don’t think there’s a well-known movement that has transpired over the last 15 years where he didn’t either show up or call the young folks leading it.
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This was actually…really nice? I’m gagged
"He was a real hero." President Trump paid tribute to late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson in remarks Wednesday at a Black History Month reception at the White House. https://t.co/whzM4gUqlS
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Rev. Jesse Jackson built the Rainbow Coalition as a political home rooted in dignity and solidarity. That struggle continues here in New York City, in every fight for housing, justice, and equality. Today, we lower our flags in his honor — and recommit to the movement he called
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Jackson was the first person to mention gays and lesbians in a national convention speech, and he marched on Washington for LGBTQ+ rights.
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Jackson was the first person to mention gays and lesbians in a national convention speech, and he marched on Washington for LGBTQ+ rights.
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The family of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke about his life and legacy during a news conference in Chicago. https://t.co/Tf1OTWok5e
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