Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil-rights icon and two-time presidential contender, dies at 84

February 17th, 20260 CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., the fiery preacher-turned-power broker who carried the civil-rights movement into the post–Martin Luther King Jr. era and reshaped modern Democratic politics with two groundbreaking presidential campaigns, died Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 84, according to multiple news reports citing family...