Parkinson’s disease is one of the most debilitating illnesses that millions are diagnosed with, including some Black celebrities whose notoriety helps to shine a light on the prognosis within the Black community. As public knowledge about Parkinson’s has increased, recent studies have shown that Black people are at a particular disadvantage when it comes to […]
The civil rights icon was preparing to meet with the university's president Wayne A.I. Fredrick to address students' concerns about their living conditions within the residential halls.
Ain't nothing that a little prayer cloth can't fix.
Some of the top millionaires and celebrities in the world are also taking a stand, even though they tend to fit in with the 1%.
You wouldn't know that many of the Wikileaks cables delve deeply into issues which impact the continent of Africa and other brown and black countries.
(Rolling Out) — CNN star correspondent Soledad O’Brien revealed in her new book that Rev. Jesse Jackson told her that she was not black enough. She also stated that African Americans are obsessed with race, which is a very misguided and dishonest statement in light of what her parents had to go through as an […]
By Brittany Hutson Has Reverend Jesse Jackson lost his marbles? Some may think so. Earlier this week, he announced a plan calling for world powers to provide African countries with massive reconstruction aid in exchange for years of what he described as “colonial rape.” The plan, he said, would resemble the Marshall Plan, a reconstruction […]
(Chicago Tribune) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson and a North Side rabbi met Sunday in a show of solidarity after packages containing explosives bound for different Jewish houses of worship in Chicago were intercepted overseas. “The fact is that while synagogues here in Chicago were targeted, the reality is that when a house of worship is […]
(The Grio) — In December, 2008 a stern faced Reverend Jesse Jackson looked directly into a news camera and bluntly told the nation that he was not “an emissary” in the alleged scheme by his son, Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. to shell out $1 million in bribe money to disgraced and indicted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich […]