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Rev. Jackson To Be Honored Sunday, August 16th At DNC’s Black Caucus Convention | The Crusader Newspaper Group

LAST YEAR, on his 78th birthday, Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. spent the day at the Cook County Jail having lunch with some of the 5,552 detainees. “These visits remind me of the humanity of those who are in trouble and of the inhumanity, even idiocy, of our criminal justice system,” said Rev. Jackson. The […]

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