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 ...

Leaders across politics, faith and culture gathered in Chicago to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, stirring speeches with passionate musical tributes. Three living former ...

NOTE: Coverage of Rev. Jesse Jackson's "Homegoing" services can be viewed in the player above. Lines outside the House of Hope church in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood wrapped around the block early ...

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 ...

Greenwood Avenue, just south of 67th Street, marks the entrance to one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the city, in a manner of speaking, with its wooded, rolling landscapes, curved roads and a ...

Rev. Frederick Haynes, a longtime Dallas pastor, has won the Democratic primary election to represent U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett‘s 30th Congressional District after her term ends on Jan. 3, 2027.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson died at 84 and lies in state at the South Carolina Capitol, where he ...

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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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Crowds of mourners lined up in Chicago as cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. began Thursday in the city the late civil rights leader called home. The ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to exclude mention of public funeral service remarks to be made by Gov. Henry McMaster. The Governor's office says it has not confirmed that Gov. McMaster ...

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 ...