Civil Rights Giant Jesse Jackson Dies at 84
CHICAGO — February 17, 2026 — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a leading figure in the American civil rights movement whose impact spanned continents and generations, has died at 84. Jackson passed away today in Chicago, surrounded by family, after a lifetime dedicated to fighting racial inequality and uplifting marginalized Continue Reading
Martin Luther King Jr.: The Man Who Carried a D
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and the most visible leader of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s. Like Mahatma Gandhi, whom he deeply admired, King championed nonviolent resistance (which he called “soul force”) to dismantle racial segregation and discrimination in the Continue Reading
