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Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. (born October 8, 1941) is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as "shadow senator" for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son. According to an AP-AOL "Black Voices" poll in February 2006, Jackson was voted "the most important black leader" with 15% of the vote.

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Which Interns Should Stay on Grey's Anatomy?

Source: TV Balla   |   Apr 17 2013, 5:20pm CDT

Which Interns Should Stay on Grey's Anatomy?
Over the years, Grey's Anatomy has seen its fair share of new characters — like a real hospital, there's a revolving...
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Chicago Killings Cost $2.5 Billion as Homicides Dwarf N.Y.C.'s

Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette  |   May 23 2013, 3:55pm CDT

When Gregory Glinsey was fatally shot while buying ice for his mother's 80th birthday party, the emotional toll on his family was incalculable. The immediate price to the public was $800 for his autopsy. His slaying and 505 others in Chicago last ...

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'I'm not racist': Common claim after racial slurs

Source: Beaumont Enterprise  |   May 23 2013, 3:17pm CDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2011 file photo, Chief Judge Richard F. Cebull speaks during a naturalization ceremony at the James F. Battin Federal Courthouse in Billings, Mont. The chief federal judge for the state resigned in 2012 after emailing a jok ...

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Rep. Jo Bonner to resign for Univ. of Alabama job

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 23 2013, 2:33pm CDT

Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) is set to resign from Congress in order to take a job at the University of Alabama system, three people with knowledge of his plans confirm. Bonner, 53, has served in Congress since 2003. His sister, Jud ...

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Weiner kicks off his campaign - and his apology tour

Source: CBS News  |   May 23 2013, 11:29am CDT

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 23: Anthony Weiner listens to a question from the media after courting voters outside a Harlem subway station a day after announcing he will enter the New York mayoral race on May 23, 2013 in New York City. ...

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Former ‘Hip-Hop Minister' Running For NYC Council Seat [PHOTOS]

Source: Hip Hop Wired  |   May 23 2013, 11:23am CDT

The political and spiritual journey of former Nation Of Islam (NOI) minister Conrad Tillard has been unfolding over the last decade. After leaving the NOI, Tillard became a Christian minister. Now, the former “Hip-Hop Minister” is eyeing a New York C ...

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Black On Black Bolitics: Left-Wing African-American Intellectuals Attack Barack Obama For Morehouse Speech..”We Deserve More Than Targeted Scorn”

Source: Bossip  |   May 23 2013, 7:18am CDT

When President Obama told a black audience years ago that black men needed to be better fathers the response from Rev. Jesse Jackson was to criticize him for talking down to black people and whisper that he deserved to b ...

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Source: New Haven Register  |   May 22 2013, 10:59pm CDT

Sergio Garcia failed to let his golf clubs do the talking against Tiger Woods two weeks ago. Tuesday night, the Spaniard opened his mouth with a controversial racial remark that altered his career path. Garcia joked that “We’ll ...

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