The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate whose booming oratory and populist message propelled the Civil Rights Movement in the decades after the assassination Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died Tuesday, February 16, 2026, his family said. He was 84. "Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, … [Read more...] about Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., a Civil Rights Icon, Passes at 84
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Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue February 19, 2026
Click on the cover page image below to view or download the full paper PDF Link to image file↗ This issue features: The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. passes at 84, WI Alzheimer's Association hosts annual "Advocacy Day"; Black History Month is becoming what it was meant to correct; Community leader Lamarr Franklin passes at 80; plus our Ministries Section, Black … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Times Digital Edition Issue February 19, 2026