Sydney's account of her rags-to-riches story has omitted some of the most extraordinary details of her rise from rock bottom - in particular the toll which America's drug crisis has taken on her wider ...

A rare American flag that draped President Abraham Lincoln's casket during his 1865 funeral procession has found a new home ...

The Pride flag is flying once again at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City after National Park Service staff took it down earlier this week.

In his 1984 speech at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Mr. Jackson argued for a more diverse coalition for the party.

Look back at the late Rev. Jesse Jackson's most memorable quotes, from Democratic National Convention speeches and more.

Though he didn’t win the Democratic nomination for president in either year, Jesse Jackson’s moving speeches at the conventions called on the party to care more about the marginalized.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights ...

Thank you, Minnesota. Thank you for walking with us, for speaking with us and for standing with us when it mattered most. Your witness will long be remembered, not just for what you opposed, but for ...