Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Breaking: Jesse Jackson dies at 84. The civil rights icon battled alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for US president twice.

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Tue Feb 17 2026

Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies after long illness

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson pays respects over the casket of George Floyd prior to the start of the George Floyd family memorial service in the Frank J. Lindquist sanctuary at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minn. on June 4, 2020.

In a decades-long effort, Jesse Jackson stood alongside MLK, pushed for voting rights, shamed corporations and negotiated with world leaders.

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