Rev. Jesse Jackson, the veteran civil rights leader and two-time US presidential candidate who spent more than five decades fighting for racial equality and...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, the veteran civil rights leader and two-time US presidential candidate who spent more than five decades fighting for racial equality and economic justice, has died aged 84. His family confirmed that he died peacefully on Tuesday, surrounded by relatives. “Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the family said in a statement. “His unwavering belief in justice, equality and love uplifted millions. We ask people to honour his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by.” A cause of death was not immediately disclosed. In November 2025, Jackson was hospitalised in Chicago and placed...