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Jesse Jackson: A Black Power icon

  This article first appeared in the author’s regular column “Real Talk: A Black Perspective” in the Champaign News-Gazette, on February 22, 2026. It has been lightly edited for style.   On February 17, Jesse Jackson joined the ancestors. He … Continue reading

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