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New Orleans Honors Jerome "Big Duck" Smith With Funeral and Burial

The funeral underscored his lasting influence on youth and civic life in New Orleans.

Obama, Biden and Clinton Lead Tributes at Jesse Jackson’s Chicago Homegoing

New Orleans Honors Norman C. Francis With Funeral Mass at St. Louis Cathedral

Thousands Honor Rev. Jesse Jackson in Chicago as Multi-City Farewell Moves to South Carolina

Six States Order Half-Staff Flags, Kentucky Honors Jesse Jackson Motorcade

Norman C. Francis, Transformative Xavier University Leader and Civil-Rights Figure, Dies at 94

MLK Day 2026: Closures, Retail Hours, and a National Parks Access Change

Kamala Harris to Keynote Chicago’s MLK Interfaith Breakfast on Monday

Jesse Jackson Discharged From Chicago Hospital in Stable Condition After 12-Day Stay

Jesse Jackson Hospitalized in Chicago; Family Says He Is Stable and Not on Life Support

Rev. Jesse Jackson Remains Hospitalized in Chicago for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Jesse Jackson, 84, Hospitalized in Chicago for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy