Rev. Jesse Jackson and his Operation PUSH organization, now known as the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition have staged several boycotts against major businesses based on their lack of investment in the African-American community. One such boycott took place August 10, 1981 against Coca-Cola, which led the beverage giant to donate over $34 million to Black-owned businesses and […]
Jesse Jackson Sr., called in and talked about the mental state of his incarcerated son, Jesse Jackson, Jr. The former Congressman entered federal prison in North Carolina last October and has since been transferred to a prison in Montgomery. Pending good behavior, the 49 year old may be able to leave prison earlier than his original release date of […]
Love, peace and soul was the ‘Soul Train’ mantra and writer Nelson George has put all of the above into his new book, Soul Train: The Hippest Trip In America. George, a cultural critic who’s written over 15 books, says that he wrote the book to tell the accurate story of the show’s history as […]
Al Sharpton and the National Action Network led a march Monday from the Tallahassee Leon Country Civic Center to the State Capitol to address ‘stand…
Hundreds gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Manhattan to honor Cathy Hughes, a woman who has blazed a trail for Black media in America. The…
Hundreds gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Manhattan to honor Cathy Hughes, a woman who has blazed a trail for Black media in America. The…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will visit John F. Kennedy‘s gravesite and honor two of Kennedy’s lasting initiatives as the nation observes the 50th anniversary of his assassination in the coming week. Obama and his wife, Michelle, will be accompanied by former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, at a wreath-laying ceremony at […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday demanded an apology from longtime civil rights activist Jesse Jackson for comparing the state’s struggle…
Jesse Jackson calls the TJMS to remind people that early voting has began and we need to get out and vote!
Jesse Jackson calls into TJMS to discuss VP candidate Paul Ryan's impact on the black community, urging people to get out there and vote this upcoming election.
A lot of speculation and rumors have surrounded the recent medical leave of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. who is currently being treated for depression and gastrointestinal issues at the Mayo Clinic in Minn. His father, Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke with Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to provide the facts of his son's […]
Jessie Jackson, Jr. recently took a leave of absence from Congress after being hospitalized for depression. The source of his turmoil hasn’t been revealed just yet, but he was treated at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for gastrointestinal issues as well. “What we thought to be quote-unquote exhaustion was something much deeper, much broader and […]
