Rev Jesse Jackson Sr

@RevJJackson

The Official twitter account for the Rev Jesse L.Jackson, Sr., proponent of civil rights. https://www.summit4gaza.com/livestream

Chicago

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philip lewis

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Aug 21

Here’s that moment from Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson during his state’s roll call #DNC:

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"Abroad, we must end this horrific war in Gaza, bring home the hostages & demand an immediate ceasefire. At home, we must take on Big Pharma, Big Oil, Big Ag, Big Tech & all the corporate monopolists whose greed is denying progress for working people." - Bernie Sanders #DNC

Phil_Lewis_'s tweet image. "Abroad, we must end this horrific war in Gaza, bring home the hostages &amp; demand an immediate ceasefire.

At home, we must take on Big Pharma, Big Oil, Big Ag, Big Tech &amp; all the corporate monopolists whose greed is denying progress for working people." - Bernie Sanders #DNC

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philip lewis

@Phil_Lewis_

Aug 21

"America, hope is making a comeback." - Michelle Obama says at the #DNC

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@Phil_Lewis_

Aug 21

“Who’s gonna tell him the job he is currently seeking might just be one of those Black jobs?” - Michelle Obama

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Yamiche Alcindor

@Yamiche

Aug 21

“We don’t need four more years of bluster and chaos. We’ve seen that movie – and we all know that the sequel’s usually worse,” says former President Obama of former President Trump.

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Equal Justice Initiative

@eji_org

Aug 20

On this day in 1619, traffickers brought the first enslaved Africans to a Virginia colony on the James River. They sold some enslaved people for food and sold others to white enslavers in Jamestown. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

eji_org's tweet card. On this day, traffickers brought the first enslaved Africans to Jamestown, Virginia.

August 20th, 1619 | A History of Racial Injustice

Source: calendar.eji.org

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Chicago Tribune

@chicagotribune

Aug 20

Mayor Brandon Johnson stresses Chicago’s Black history in opening-night DNC speech trib.al/q27kzC0

chicagotribune's tweet card. Mayor Johnson opened his speech by declaring Chicago “the greatest city in the world” and shouting out its long roster of Black and female trailblazers over the decades.

Mayor Brandon Johnson stresses Chicago’s Black history in opening-night DNC speech

Source: chicagotribune.com

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Derrick Johnson

@DerrickNAACP

Aug 19

Excited to speak at the @demconvention in Chicago as we honor @RevJJackson and showcase Black political power this week. #NAACPatDNC

DerrickNAACP's tweet image. Excited to speak at the @demconvention in Chicago as we honor @RevJJackson and showcase Black political power this week.

#NAACPatDNC

NAACP

@NAACP

Aug 19

BIG NEWS! 🚨 President and CEO @derricknaacp will be speaking at the @DemConvention today at 6 p.m. CT/ 7 p.m. ET. Whether you're there in person or watching from home, you don't want to miss this. Tune in here: naacp.org/events/naacp-d… #NAACPatDNC

NAACP's tweet image. BIG NEWS! 🚨 President and CEO @derricknaacp will be speaking at the @DemConvention today at 6 p.m. CT/ 7 p.m. ET. Whether you're there in person or watching from home, you don't want to miss this.

Tune in here: naacp.org/events/naacp-d…

#NAACPatDNC

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Leslie Proll

@LeslieProll

Aug 19

I say and do “Keep Hope Alive” in my civil rights work all the time, thanks to this civil rights icon @RevJJackson. We are all indebted to Reverend Jackson for his vision, commitment to civil rights & hope for all these years. ❤️❤️❤️

Neil Steinberg

@NeilSteinberg

Aug 19

Standing ovation for Rev. Jesse Jackson.

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John Nichols

@NicholsUprising

Aug 19

“Let us be crystal clear: there would not have been, in my view, a Barack Obama in 2008 w/out Jesse Jackson. There would not have been a VP Kamala Harris in 2020 w/out Jesse Jackson, and there would not have been a President Kamala Harris w/out Jesse Jackson.” — @BernieSanders

NicholsUprising's tweet image. “Let us be crystal clear: there would not have been, in my view, a Barack Obama in 2008 w/out Jesse Jackson. There would not have been a VP Kamala Harris in 2020 w/out Jesse Jackson, and there would not have been a President Kamala Harris w/out Jesse Jackson.”
— @BernieSanders

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Louis Jacobson

@loujacobson

Aug 19

Jesse Jackson honored at the DNC tonight in his longtime home city. I wrote my undergraduate thesis about his 1988 presidential campaign/

loujacobson's tweet image. Jesse Jackson honored at the DNC tonight in his longtime home city. I wrote my undergraduate thesis about his 1988 presidential campaign/

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Snow White for What’s Right

@MissMaggieNYC

Aug 19

DNC pays tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson. A lifetime of service. The emotion in the room is palpable. #DNC #DNCConvention2024 #DemocraticConvention

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Omar Moore

@thepopcornreel

Aug 19

Reverend Jesse Jackson returning to his spiritual home. What a rousing return it was. #DemConvention #Chicago

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NB NOLA

@psddluva4evah

Aug 19

This is a great montage clip. I’m glad they made time to honor Jesse Jackson. #DNCConvention2024

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💋🇺🇸 Country Over Party🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇦🇹🇼

@gagirlpolitics

Aug 20

Jesse Jackson at the Democratic National Convention.

From CSPAN

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John Nichols

@NicholsUprising

Aug 19

On the eve of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Bernie Sanders hailed the Rev. Jesse Jackson at a gathering sponsored by The Nation and Rainbow/PUSH to honor the historic legacy of Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 campaigns. (Credit: Victor Hilitski/For the Sun-Times)

NicholsUprising's tweet image. On the eve of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Bernie Sanders hailed the Rev. Jesse Jackson at a gathering sponsored by The Nation and Rainbow/PUSH to honor the historic legacy of Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 campaigns. (Credit: Victor Hilitski/For the Sun-Times)

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@cbr_OLU

Aug 20

The Legend #JesseJackson receiving his well-deserved flowers… 💐💙🫶🏾 #DNCConvention2024

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Adam Tebrugge

@adamtebrugge

Aug 19

Jesse Jackson is a national hero and this is very nice to see.

Keith Boykin

@keithboykin

Aug 19

Forty years after he ran for president and electrified the nation with his “Keep Hope Alive” speech, the Rev. Jesse Jackson makes a surprise appearance at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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Susan Swain

@cspanSusan

Aug 19

Jesse Jackson, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2015, received a warm welcome from the DNC delegates on night one of their convention but did not speak.

cspanSusan's tweet image. Jesse Jackson, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2015, received a warm welcome from the DNC delegates on night one of their convention but did not speak.

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Nathaniel Rakich

@baseballot

Aug 19

Interesting tribute video to Jesse Jackson, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Shirley Chisholm as trailblazers for Harris. And now Jackson is on stage getting a standing ovation.