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Move follows request from local group to review 46 books they considered "harmful to minors." Board voted to require parental authorization for teens to access adult collection. Community leaders ...

CHARLESTON S.C. (WCIV) — Today, the Lowcountry mourns the passing of Lowcountry civil rights icon Christine Osborne Jackson, she was 97. Rep. Wendell Gilliard commented on her passing today, saying ...

The Larry R. Jackson Branch Library in Lakeland is scheduled for major renovations. Upgrades will include modern lighting fixtures and remodeled public restrooms. The library will be temporarily ...

On the Friday, February 20, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: Jesse Jackson, one of the most influential civil rights leaders in America, spent decades transforming his moral convictions into ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family announced revised funeral arrangements Thursday afternoon for the Chicago-based civil rights icon and presidential candidate who died two days ago. The family said in a ...

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SALISBURY — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, who led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for decades, died Tuesday. The protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate was 84. To ...

Born in the throes of Jim Crow, the Rev. Jesse Jackson “quickly became maladjusted to injustice. On the field of his life, his shoes were well-worn. His uniform, dirty with the stripes of imperfection ...

In the immediate aftermath of the Great Recession in October 2009, the Rev. Jesse Jackson came to Las Vegas to deliver an address at the National Conference of Black Mayors. He also took the time to ...

HOUSTON – For generations of Americans, Rev. Jesse Jackson wasn’t just a civil rights leader he was a voice of hope. Jackson, who spent decades fighting for equality, economic justice, and voting ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The death of Rev. Jesse Jackson has sparked conversations across the country and in West Michigan about his lasting impact. The 84-year-old civil rights icon died today ...