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Elevate Prize winners gain more than $300K in funding. They learn to better tell their own stories

The Elevate Prize Foundation named its 10 winners for 2026 on Tuesday, including Monica Ramirez of Justice for Migrant Women and Mara Fleishman of the Chef Ann Foundation

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Jesse Jackson walked, so Barack Obama could run

Jackson once explained the purpose behind his activism with characteristic clarity, saying, “We have to build a movement that lifts people up, that gives them dignity and the power to shape their own destiny.” This emphasis on dignity became central to his political philosophy. He did not view civil rights…

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Trump blasts AOC and Gavin Newsom after Munich global summit: ‘Incompetent’

President Trump also claimed that former First Lady Hillary Clinton was ‘Trump-deranged,’ but conceded that she was ‘competent’

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First Thing: Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dies aged 84

A fixture in Democratic politics, Jackson was once close to Martin Luther King Jr. Plus, did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story?

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Protesters block Beirut roads after Cabinet approves new taxes that raise fuel prices

Protesters block major roads around Beirut after Lebanon’s cabinet approves new taxes that raise fuel prices to fund public pay hikes

The Independent UK

Jesse Jackson’s most iconic speeches as civil rights leader dies aged 84

Jesse Jackson, longtime civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84.

The Independent UK

Jesse Jackson Death: Why civil rights activist wanted to cut off Barack Obama's...

To understand why Jackson reacted so viscerally to Obama, one must first understand who he was. Long before Obama’s rise, Jesse Jackson was the closest thing America had to a national Black political candidate. Born in segregated South Carolina, he came of age in the crucible of the civil rights…

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How young Jesse Jackson ruffled feathers with his early crusades - and hit back at critics

He assailed dirty lyrics in disco music, mediated local labor disputes and led boycotts of national corporations

The Independent UK

Jesse Jackson dies 'peacefully surrounded by family'

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84 with a statement revealing he passed away "peacefully" surrounded by his loved ones.

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Veteran US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84 after prolonged illness

Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., has died at 84 after battling Parkinson's and progressive supranuclear palsy. Jackson, a two-time presidential candidate, dedicated over five decades to fighting for voting rights, jobs, education, and racial equality, founding Operation PUSH and the…

The Times of India

Jesse Jackson death latest: Trump praises civil rights hero’s ‘personality, grit, and street smarts’

Celebrated social activist and ally of Dr Martin Luther King praised as ‘transformative leader’ after passing away following recent health struggles

The Independent UK

In photos: Jesse Jackson's life, activism and politics

His career in activism and politics coincided with a national transformation in civil rights and inequality

Axios

Jesse Jackson: tributes and reactions from Bernice King, Trump, Obamas, and Biden after civil rights leader’s death

Follow latest updates as public figures praise civil rights leader who was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for Democratic presidential nomination

The Guardian - US

Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84

He will go down in history as one of this country's most influential civil rights leaders.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time US presidential candidate, dies aged 84

Reverend Jesse Jackson was a prominent civil rights campaigner who ran twice for the US Democratic Party's nomination for president in 1984 and 1988.

The Independent UK

Jesse Jackson: Civil rights icon who built on mentor Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy and inspired a generation

OBITUARY: The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the American civil rights movement, has passed away at the age of 84. Ariana Baio looks back on his inspirational life

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

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Jesse Jackson dead: Civil rights icon dies aged 84

A cause of death was not immediately given but Jackson’s family said he died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones

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Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, dies aged 84

Reverend Jackson was one of the key figures of the civil rights movement in the US in the 1960’s and fought alongside Martin Luther King Jr

The Guardian - US

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84

A trailblazing figure in the civil rights movement and Democratic politics, Jackson championed the rights of Black, poor and working-class people with his ‘rainbow coalition’

The Independent UK

Trump reposts videos with famous Black people - including Diddy and Will Smith - after Obamas-as-apes Truth firestorm

‘How quickly people forget,’ Trump lamented

The Independent UK

Jesse Jackson Jr. pitches redemption in bid for old House seat years after campaign fraud conviction

Jesse Jackson Jr. has launched a spirited primary bid for his old U.S. House seat

The Independent UK

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson leaves hospital after treatment for neurological disorder

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's family says that the civil rights leader has been released from a hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder

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Rev. Jesse Jackson in Hospital at 84 as Family Reveals He Is Breathing Without Machines

Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, has been admitted to hospital, with his family confirming he is stable and breathing without help. Nationwide concern continues to grow.

The Independent UK

Chicago civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized for rare neurological disorder

The Rev. Jesse Jackson is in the hospital with a rare neurological disorder

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