Tributes to a former Merchant Navy Captain are among those being paid in The Chronicle deaths and funeral announcements this ...

The Inspector General of the Liberia National Police has declared economist and political commentator Samuel Jackson a ...

Armed police officers on Friday barricaded the home of economist Samuel Jackson, sparking anger from Jackson and members of ...

The final service for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson was one of love, laughter, tears and inspiration. Saturday's events were ...

Thousands showed up in Chicago over the weekend to pay respects to the civil rights leader, who died last month at the age of 84.

Tributes to a local councillor and dedicated union rep are among those being paid in The Chronicle deaths and funeral announcements this week. Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media ...

The sweet sounds of “Amazing Grace’’ filled the corridors of the South Carolina State Capitol, which was filled with lawmakers, as the flag-draped casket of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson was ...

The event will feature three former presidents, as thousands come from across the country to House of Hope in Chicago’s historic Pullman neighborhood.

CHICAGO (AP) — From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed ...

A much loved mum, daughter, nana and sister, Maggie will be sadly missed by all her family and friends. Maggie's funeral ...

It is with a very heavy heart that we announce, after a long courageous battle with which she showed incredible strength and grace throughout, our beloved mum could fight no more and passed away on ...

Jesse Jackson is being celebrated. Chicago and the nation said goodbye to Rev. Jesse Jackson on Friday and Saturday. Services ...