The 10,000-seat House of Hope was filled with lawmakers as people from all walks of life came to pay their final respects to the Rev. Jesse Lewis Jackson.

A crescendo of voices from the worlds of religion, politics, business, sports and entertainment converged Friday at the South ...

A crescendo of voices from the worlds of religion, politics, business, sports and entertainment converged Friday at the South ...

Several speakers at Jackson's funeral invoked his hallmark catchphrases: "Keep hope alive" and "I am somebody." ...

Judge Greg Mathis reflects on the “father figure” influence Rev. Jesse Jackson had on his life after first meeting the civil rights leader as a troubled teenager. Judge Greg Mathis is honoring the ...

Television Judge Greg Mathis is well known to audiences, having arbitrated countless cases on national television for nearly three decades. But what audiences may not know is that the Judge Mathis ...

“He was a father figure…the most influential person, male in my life,” Mathis told theGrio. Television Judge Greg Mathis is well known to audiences, having arbitrated countless cases on national ...

Ceremonies honoring Judge Quincy Beavers start today with a fraternity service and visitation, followed by a public homegoing service Wednesday. Mexico violence sees dozens of military troops, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Greg Mathis, Jesse Jackson, theGrio.com “He was a father figure…the most influential person, male in my life,” Mathis told theGrio ...

Michael Coard was "ecstatic" when he heard that a judge had ordered the reinstatement of displays commemorating the enslaved people held by President George Washington. A federal judge in Philadelphia ...

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (KCCI) -- A Marshalltown couple ran into a wedding day hiccup Thursday when the judge scheduled to marry them didn’t show up, but love and a quick phone call found a way. Alexis and ...

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