Jesse Jackson, a leading African American voice on global stage, dies at 84 February 17, 2026 at 3:46 am Kix Patterson Top Stories Tweet Share Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn As a civil rights activist, he joined the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Alabama, and Memphis. He later launched two historic presidential campaigns. Post expires at 4:11am on Wednesday February 18th, 2026 Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *You may use these HTML tags and attributes:<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong> Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ Previous Story Lunar New Year prayers, robots and festivities usher in the Year of the Horse Next Story Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dies at age 84