Jesse Jackson Jr. speaks during a private memorial service for his father civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on March 7, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. Veteran US civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson, one of the nation’s most influential Black voices, died peacefully on February 17, 2026 at the age of 84. Jackson, a Baptist minister, had been a civil rights leader since the 1960s, when he marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and helped fundraise for the cause. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JULY 31: Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson visits with guests at the National Bar Association’s annual convention on July 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The National Bar Association is the nation’s oldest and largest network of predominately black legal professionals. Former President Joe Biden was scheduled to speak at the event’s awards gala later in the evening. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JULY 31: Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson visits with guests at the National Bar Association’s annual convention on July 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The National Bar Association is the nation’s oldest and largest network of predominately black legal professionals. Former President Joe Biden was scheduled to speak at the event’s awards gala later in the evening. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JULY 31: Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson visits with guests at the National Bar Association’s annual convention on July 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The National Bar Association is the nation’s oldest and largest network of predominately black legal professionals. Former President Joe Biden was scheduled to speak at the event’s awards gala later in the evening. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 19: Rev. Al Sharpton and Rev. Jesse Jackson appear onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic party supporters are in Chicago for the convention, concluding with current Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party’s presidential nomination. The DNC takes place from August 19-22. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MARCH 17: Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson (L) listens as Rev. Jesse Jackson announces his support for Johnson at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition headquarters on March 17, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson, a Cook County commissioner, is facing former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas in a runoff election for the Mayor’s office scheduled for April 4. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
