Rev. Jesse Jackson

Nearly 35 percent of young black males are out of work. The Rev. Jesse Jackson has joined black congressional leaders in a push to have the Obama administration send help directly to African-American and other minority communities. Jackson talks to host Guy Raz about his calls for targeted economic aid, and President Obama's Nobel address last week.  

The Rev. Jesse Jackson took him to church for the first time in 27 years. Home run legend Hank Aaron asked him for autographed baseballs. Literary great Gabriel Garcia Marquez gave him a copy of "Dracula" that kept him up all night reading and smuggled ingredients into the country so he could make baklava.  

Around 2:30pmET this afternoon, MSNBC anchor Contessa Brewer was introducing a segment on unemployment and brought in her guest: "Joining me now to talk about this and the nation's real problem of joblessness, the Rev. Al Sharpton..." One problem: Brewer was interviewing the Rev. Jesse Jackson. And he made her aware of that fact. "I'm Rev. Jesse Jackson." "Right. I'm so sorry," said Brewer. "The script in front of me said Rev. Al Sharpton...  

Photo AP/John Smierciak In the aftermath of the beating death of teen Derrion Albert, Rev. Jesse Jackson has been part of a call for a "national conversation" on youth violence and a ready-made photo op riding the bus to Fenger High School on the South Side. But yesterday Jackson proposed something that would have a concrete affect on the community -- give people jobs. In a meeting with Chicago officials, Jackson localized his point from a...  

ONTARIO - Rev. Jesse Jackson on Sunday blasted the government for escalating military action abroad and bailing out banks at a time when everyday Americans are losing their homes. Photo Gallery: Rev. Jesse Jackson at Loveland Church  

Alabama Rep. Artur Davis voted against the health care bill that passed in the House of Representatives.  That vote did not go unnoticed. Reverend Jesse Jackson told the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation that "you can"t vote against health care and call yourself a black man."from ABC 33/40 News  

Or so says Reverend Jesse Jackson: The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats’ signature healthcare bill. “We even have blacks voting against the healthcare bill,” Jackson said at a reception Wednesday night. “You can’t vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man.” The remark stirred a murmur [...]  

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Well, this was really amazing: Contessa Brewer, an anchorwoman for MSNBC, was introducing the Rev. Jesse Jackson. But she introduced him as: the Rev. Al Sharpton. According to the Associated Press, “Jackson stared at the camera from a studio in Burbank, Calif., and said, ‘I’m Rev. Jesse Jackson.’” Recovering, Brewer said, “We all know who you are, Rev. Jackson. I’m so sorry.”   Fine, fine. We all slip up. An understandable mistake. But I ask...  

Filed under: TV During an important discussion on income inequality, an anchor for MSNBC got her Reverends mixed up -- introducing Rev. Jesse Jackson as Rev. Al Sharpton. Contessa Brewer ended up blaming the identity crisis on the teleprompter -- but by the look on ...Permalink  

MSNBC's Contessa Brewer has apologized for mixing up civil rights activists Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. She made the slip-up Wednesday while introducing Jackson during a segment on homelessness. After the introduction, Jackson stared at the camera from a studio in Burbank, Calif., and said, "I'm Rev. Jesse Jackson."  

The Rev. Jesse Jackson will talk to Tuskegee University students at 7 p.m. EDT Sunday in the Tuskegee University Chapel. The human rights activist will talk about the impact of the economic stimulus initiated by the Obama Administration, as well as efforts to eliminate credit card companies’ presence on college campuses.  

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTOL) - Rev. Jesse Jackson was in Toledo by the invitation of Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Jackson began his day with a breakfast at Indiana Avenue Baptist Church. He then visited the home of west Toledo resident Kim Bowers, who has a home in ...  

News OneGOP calls out Jackson's take on health care and black manhoodExaminer.comRev. Isaac C. Hayes, the GOP nominee in IL-2, has a problem with recent comments by the Rev. Jesse Jackson equating support for health care reform with ...Jesse Jackson questions black manhood; says vote along political and racial lines.Examiner.comall 76 news articles »  

During a segment on homelessness, Rev. Jesse Jackson was shown on the right side of the screen via satellite from NBC's Burbank studio, while Brewer was seen on the left side of the screen - introducing him to viewers as Rev. Al Sharpton. As she ...