Kentucky Flags to Be Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of Jesse Jackson

Kentucky flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Jesse Jackson

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- Governor Andy Beshear has ordered that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on March 7, in honor of Jesse Jackson. The trailblazing civil rights leader died on February 17, at the age of 84. “A leader of strength and commitment to peace, Rev. Jesse Jackson brought meaningful [...]

Local civil rights advocates reflect on Jesse Jackson's legacy

TUPELO — Civil rights leader and minister Jesse Jackson died Tuesday, leaving behind a legacy of advocacy and fierce support for the Black community and all those underrepresented in government.

SHR 25.08: From $15.4B budget to Jesse Jackson - Statehouse

The Feb. 20, 2026, issue of Statehouse Report offers a detailed look into the first House budget committee approved draft of a $15.4 billion state budget, plus information on vouchers, an FOIA sports exemption and more. Columnist Andy Brack remembers the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the global leader from South Carolina who died this week. The post SHR 25.08: From $15.4B budget to Jesse Jackson appeared first on Charleston City Paper.

A ‘servant leader’ honored: The nation pays tribute to Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon

WASHINGTON — Tributes poured in across the country for the revered civil rights figure the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., who died Tuesday morning at 84.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader and Legal Lynching Author, Dies at 84

Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr., a Baptist min­is­ter, two-time pres­i­den­tial can­di­date, and out­spo­ken crit­ic of the death penal­ty, died on February 17, 2026, at age 84. His fam­i­ly announced that he died peace­ful­ly, sur­round­ed by his loved ones. Rev. Jackson had been liv­ing with Parkinson’s dis­ease since his diag­no­sis in 2015. Rev. Jackson brought sus­tained pub­lic atten­tion to the death penal­ty across sev­er­al decades, argu­ing…

Nigeria: Rest in Peace, Big Brother, Jesse!

Chido Nwangwu writes about the life and times of United States rights activist and servant-leader, Reverend Jesse Jackson, who passed on Tuesday aged 84.