CarolinaFest welcomes DNC to Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, NC (WWAY) — It was a Labor Day unlike any other in Charlotte. With the Queen City at the center of the political world this week, thousands of people filled the streets of Uptown Charlotte...
View ArticleDemocrats, Republicans come out swinging in fight for NC ahead of convention
CHARLOTTE, NC (WWAY) — An afternoon thunderstorm left a rainbow over uptown Charlotte Monday, but the Democratic National Convention is sure to bring more storms of its own. As Democrats gather to...
View ArticleDemocrats send Jesse Jackson, Alicia Keys to NC
DURHAM, NC (AP) — It’s been more than six weeks since President Barack Obama brought his presidential campaign to North Carolina, but his surrogates are lining up their visits. Civil rights legend the...
View ArticleHelen Burns Jackson, mother of Jesse Jackson, dies at 92
GREENVILLE, SC (AP) — Helen Burns Jackson, the mother of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, has died. She was 92. The Rev. Jesse Jackson told The Associated Press his mother died Monday morning in her...
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UPDATE: Mayor says Dallas is safe, can start to heal
DALLAS (AP) – The Latest on the shooting of police officers in Dallas (all times local): 7:00 p.m. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings says authorities believe a 25-year-old suspect in the attack that killed...
View ArticleJesse Jackson discloses Parkinson’s disease diagnosis
CHICAGO (ABC NEWS) — Rev. Jesse Jackson disclosed publicly Friday that he has been seeking outpatient care for two years for Parkinson’s disease and plans to “dedicate” himself to physical therapy. In...
View ArticleBill Clinton, Smokey Robinson to speak at Franklin funeral
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton, Smokey Robinson, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Cicely Tyson will be among the speakers at Aretha Franklin’s funeral next week. Franklin’s rep, Gwendolyn...
View ArticleJesse Jackson, wife hospitalized with COVID
CHICAGO, IL (ABC News) — Civil rights pioneer Jesse Jackson Sr. and his wife have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. The 79-year-old and his wife, 77-year-old Jacqueline Jackson,...
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