Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader and Two-Time Presidential Candidate, Dies at 84
Chicago, February 17, 2026 — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a towering figure of the U.S.
Martin Luther King
![Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader and Two-Time Presidential Candidate, Dies at 84.]()
Biden: Americans should ‘pay attention’ to MLK’s legacy
President Joe Biden told Americans to look towards Martin Luther King Jr.'s life for lessons on repairing their divisions, extremism and injustice, as he become the first sitting U.S. president to speak at a Sunday service in the civil rights leader's church in Atlanta.
![President Joe Biden told Americans to look towards Martin Luther King Jr.'s life for lessons on repairing their divisions, extremism and injustice, as he become the first sitting U.S. president to speak at a Sunday service in the civil rights leader's church in Atlanta.]()
