Jacob OglesAugust 13, 2024
5min0
The civil rights leader has known the entrepreneur for 40 years.
Tag: Jesse Jackson
Jacob OglesAugust 13, 2024
Associated PressAugust 11, 2021
9min921
Democrats acknowledge that their latest effort is doomed to fail — and that’s the point of their push.
Associated PressMay 3, 2021
13min1667
'Where there’s injustice, that’s where he wants to be.'
Associated PressApril 18, 2020
12min338
Nearly a third of coronavirus deaths are among the African American community.
A.G. GancarskiNovember 4, 2018
2min247
The Rev. Jesse Jackson decades back was a transformative Democratic candidate for President. Those days are gone, but he’s still working to GOTV. Sunday’s iteration is in Jacksonville. Jackson’s visit has a different vibe than his 2016 visit. While he was hopeful that early voting turnout was juiced, local Democrats on hand were less optimistic, a pessimism […]
Ryan NicolOctober 23, 2018
5min341
A new round of Florida lawmakers gave their endorsement for Amendment 6 on Tuesday, off the heels of civil-rights legend Jesse Jackson Sr. stating his support for the measure. The amendment aims to increase rights for crime victims in the state of Florida. It was modeled after “Marsy’s Law.” Advocates say Amendment 6 will help victims […]
Associated PressAugust 7, 20171min307
The Rev. Jesse Jackson says there was no evidence of voter fraud in the 2016 presidential election but says President Trump’s Commission on Election Integrity should look at the suppression of minority voters in certain states, including Florida. The civil rights activist visited St. John Baptist Church in Orlando Sunday to encourage voter participation and […]
Mitch PerryJanuary 20, 2017
7min178
Although Friday has been a tough and day for Democrats around the country, former Florida state representative Ed Narain says he chooses to be happy as he celebrates the end of Barack Obama’s eight year administration. That’s because he writes in a statement that after Jesse Jackson failed to win the White House during his two tries in […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 7, 2016
3min246
The Republican Party of Duval County knows now how far behind it is in the turnout battle. With early voting wrapped up and a total of 297,616 Duval County voters having made their choices, Democratic turnout outpaced that of Republicans by a margin of 126,687 to 122,464. An additional 48,465 NPA voters have turned out […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 5, 2016
5min373
In Jacksonville near the Legends Community Center on Saturday afternoon, Rev. Jesse Jackson delivered an urgent message to around 50 Democrats on hand. Vote this year. And avoid what happened in 2000, when “the loser was the winner” because of “voter suppression.” Jackson, in extemporaneous remarks designed to “remind allies to not surrender,” described a couple […]