Jesse Jackson

Race and crime in Baltimore

2013-04-17 08:15:00

It's unfortunate when an everyday accident happens but it's sad when columnist Dan Rodricks and Michael Hanchard use it to play the race card ("Man sees race, indifference in experience with Baltimore police," April 13). First, if as Michael Hanchard...

On stage and in memory, oppression of the past still haunts Zimbabwe [Commentary]

2013-04-04 14:12:00

Earlier this year, I saw a powerful play set in Zimbabwe in the 1890s (when it was called Rhodesia) that brought back some disturbing memories of my visit there about 15 years ago. "The Convert," the first in a trilogy being written by Zimbabwean award-...

Harford voters pick Dukakis, Bush in presidential primary

2013-03-06 00:00:00

From The Aegis dated March 10, 1988: In a primary in which 35 percent of Harford voters cast a ballot, Michael Dukakis and George Bush won their respective races. Dukakis got 9,396 votes for president on the Democratic side in Harford, more than 7,...

When 'Negro' was in vogue

2013-03-04 03:00:00

The Census Bureau announced last week that it is dropping the use of the term "Negro" to describe black Americans in its population surveys. I suspect few will mourn the word's passing. Today Americans of African descent, especially younger ones, almost...

John Harbaugh faces his toughest coaching challenge yet

2012-12-16 18:54:00

John Harbaugh has gone to the playoffs in each of his first four seasons as head coach, but now is his time for greatness. The Ravens have lost three straight including a humiliating 34-17 loss to Denver on Sunday, and they are on the verge of one of...

North Baltimore a world away from daily struggles of those living in poverty

2012-11-15 10:56:00

The Rev. Jesse Jackson came to Baltimore on Nov. 8 to propose a reallocation of $70 million in funds currently allocated by the state for a new juvenile jail. Jackson, City Council President Jack Young, local ministers and others organizers of the...

Baltimore youth jail: Planning a monument to failure

2012-11-01 10:05:00

I wanted to put myself in their shoes. Last week, I was informed that the Baltimore Safe and Sound Campaign will rally against the youth jail slated for construction near the Baltimore City Detention Center, not far from my old neighborhood in East...

Rev. Jesse Jackson joins fight against youth jail in Baltimore

2012-11-11 14:16:11

Activists fighting a state plan to build a new $70 million juvenile detention facility in Baltimore received some high-profile backing Thursday night, as the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson joined their cause. "We must revive the war on poverty tonight, not the...

Probation violation threatens Dixon's plea deal

2012-11-07 18:33:55

Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon could face the loss of her city pension — and possibly prison time — after being charged with a probation violation connected to a plea deal she struck on perjury and theft allegations. Dixon was $13,640...

Obama was sizzle, not steak, and now the sizzle is gone

2012-10-08 04:00:00

It was the Puss in Boots eyes. If you've seen the "Shrek" movies or the spin-off cartoon starring the storybook cat voiced by Antonio Banderas, you know what I'm talking about. Whenever Puss in Boots really needs something from someone, he flashes...

Sun's racial hypocrisy is showing again

2012-05-24 07:30:00

The recent editorial "Baltimore and bigotry" *May 18) regarding Del. Pat McDonough was by far the most hypocritical thing I have ever encountered in The Sun. When it's black youth in a mob scene in downtown Baltimore, "race isn't pertinent." But when its...

McDonough has the guts to tell the truth

2012-05-26 08:00:00

I agree with Del Pat McDonough for telling it like it is ("Baltimore and bigotry," May 22). He is the only delegate who has the guts to tell the truth. He was just calling it as it was. You have no right to get on him for that. Delegate McDonough didn'...

Rev. Jesse Jackson throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

2013-04-16 00:00:00

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is shown on the balcony of the Lorraine motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, 1968, the day before he was killed at that motel. From left, are: Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, King and Ralph Abernathy.

2013-04-05 11:14:00

As he walked through O'Hare Airport on April 5, 1968, civil rights leader and minister Jesse Jackson held a copy of the Chicago Daily Defender newspaper which featured the headline 'King Murdered!' The headline referred to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

2013-04-02 11:45:59