Rev. William James Shaw, a towering spiritual leader whose seven decades of pastoral service shaped generations of Philadelphians, died Saturday at age 92. For 70 years, Shaw served as pastor of White ...

CHICAGO, Illinois — Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is being laid to rest today following a series of memorial services across several cities, culminating with a public “homegoing” service and ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- More tributes are planned this week for the late Reverend Jesse Jackson in his home state of South Carolina and back in Chicago. Jackson will be honored Monday in the State Capitol ...

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The body of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived at his civil rights organization's headquarters in Chicago on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, to start a cross-country memorial service. Jackson will lie in ...

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Courtney Carson did not want to go to the Decatur church that November day in 1999 when the Rev. Jesse Jackson came to town for a rally. To do so, he remembered all these years later, was to admit a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Faith leaders paid tribute to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition's first Saturday morning forum since his passing. Jackson died on Tuesday at the age of 84 ...

Update: The Jackson family said Thursday afternoon memorial and funeral plans for Rev. Jesse Jackson's celebration of life are being rescheduled. New information about a celebration of life and ...

WASHINGTON — The Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ community is mourning the loss of Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler, its Pastor Emeritus and a central figure in D.C.’s religious and social ...

Vice President JD Vance, former Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama were among the prominent political figures who issued statements following the death of Rev. Jesse ...

SEATTLE — Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate who spent decades fighting for racial and economic justice, died Tuesday at age 84, leaving behind a legacy ...