Talk:Jesse Jackson

There is no evidence that Jesse Jackson has ever been an Ordained Minister. There is no source in this article that shows he was ever ordained in 1968, rather just shows a Master of Divinity Degree in 2000. 209.53.245.126 (talk) 22:21, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

I added a citation needed template. Nosferattus (talk) 20:52, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

I hate to quibble but that NYT article does not state Jackson was an ordained minister. Rather it states (essentially) that Jackson was scheduled to be ordained June 30, 1967 - five weeks after the article’s publication date. So we still haven’t completely closed the loop. ~2026-14624-18 (talk) 02:39, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

https://mediaburn.org/videos/jesse-jackson-in-africa/@ ~2026-44213 (talk) 06:34, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

Jesse Jackson and his Rainbow Coalition have been criticized for shakedown tactics to make corporations do as requested. These tactics have often included Jesse Jackson as well as his family and friends being benefitted financially. Jackson famously launched a nationwide boycott of Anheuser Busch and demanded to see August Busch regarding supposed racist practices, ignoring the company's makeup and significant contributions to organizations such as UNCF. Jackson demanded and came away with his son being granted the Chicago area distributorship for Anheuser Busch. TopShelf99 (talk) 13:27, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Do you have a reputable source for this occurrence/claim? -¤÷(`[¤*M*¤]´)÷¤- 14:11, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2001/03/18/jesse-came-to-do-good-and-did-well/, https://www.judicialwatch.org/archive/2006/jackson-report.pdf,

https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/the-reparations-shakedown TopShelf99 (talk) 15:36, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Lol, so, you are spouting the talking points of a rabbid racist organization with a long history false claims documented on Wikipedia that failed to make its case against Jackson in a court. --- C&C (Coffeeandcrumbs) 17:03, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

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(Add) President Donald Trump was an intricate part of helping Jackson with the Rainbow Push Coalition. ~2026-10886-69 (talk) 21:23, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. LakesideMiners^{Come Talk To Me!} 21:25, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

The only thing mentioned at the Rainbow Push Coalition article was: In 1997, the organization's "Wall Street Project" would set up office space at New York-based Trump Building located at 40 Wall Street, with Donald Trump himself also speaking at a press conference Rainbow/PUSH held on January 14, 1998. That was all. --Super Goku V (talk) 23:05, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

Nosferattus, you recently removed a paragraph from the "Relationship with the Jewish community" section with the edit summary, This paragraph doesn't mention anything about the Jewish community. However, that paragraph was discussing Jackson's opinion at the time regarding Israel-Palestine, which I feel is deeply connected to the Jewish community. Can you explain a bit why you think this paragraph was irrelevant to that section? I don't particularly have an opinion about that particular paragraph's inclusion, but to me, the edit summary didn't match what was removed. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 21:58, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

If there is a connection, the content should explain it. The paragraph as it was written made no mention of the Jewish community whatsoever. Instead it said it affected the perception of Jackson among "conservatives". The Jewish community is not a monolith, even when it comes Israel and Palestine, so we would need to explain how Jackson's stance specifically affected Jewish opinion if we want to include it in that section. Another option would be to move it to a different section. Nosferattus (talk) 23:21, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

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Circa 1982, Reverend Jesse Jackson came to Coos Bay, Oregon to help the community protest former KKK Grand Dragon, Robert E. Miles, from moving there. Miles had cited wanting to relocate there due to there being few minorities. The community's protest was successful. Miles never moved there. Coffeelulu (talk) 22:44, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Umby 🌕🐶 (talk) 23:19, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

The news reports today have been stating that although Jackson had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, the condition that he actually had was something called progressive supranuclear palsy. I don't know anything about this condition, but I hope that someone with some knowledge of medical conditions can make appropriate changes in the article to reflect this fact. Bill Jefferys (talk) 23:47, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

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In the section discussing Jesse Jackson meeting with Nelson Mandela after he left prison, Mandela is incorrectly spelt 'Mandala'.

"Nelson Mandela". Britannica. Feb 7, 2026. Retrieved Feb 17, 2026.

"Jackson accompanied Nelson Mandela on Mandala's release from prison in South Africa." Please change Mandala to Mandela. Reylaxa (talk) 02:29, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made. Qwerty123M (talk) 02:31, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

•  Done, on this one user Reylaxa is correct. Thanks, good find. Randy Kryn (talk) 02:49, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

"Jackson won the New Hampshire primary." is incorrect. Gary Hart won the 1984 New Hampshire Democratic Primary as shown by the source cited (see also the Wikipedia entry for that event). Note: Jackson did not win the 1988 New Hampshire primary either. This sentence needs to be corrected or removed. I am unable to edit this due to my limited editing history. Hobblecreek (talk) 00:13, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

 Done, thanks, good find. Randy Kryn (talk) 04:05, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Governor Josh Shapiro ordered all Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and US flags on all Commonwealth facilities, public buildings, and grounds across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to fly at half-staff on March 7, 2026 and to remain lowered until sunset on that day. ~2026-12015-76 (talk) 16:02, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

https://www.pa.gov/governor/newsroom/2026-press-releases/gov--shapiro-orders-flags-to-half-staff-in-honor-of-reverend-jes — Preceding unsigned comment added by MamaCherry09 (talk • contribs) 16:06, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

In the Death, Tributes, and Funeral section, the NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson is mentioned. However, rather than his bio, the bio of a Kansas City Chiefs football player of the same name was linked. Please change it to the disambiguation of the activist Derrick Johnson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Johnson_(activist). Sciensums123 (talk) 02:19, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

 Done Peaceray (talk) 21:01, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

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Jesse Jackson is referred as “Reverand” but there has NEVER been any proof that any church placed such a title on him. ~2026-15052-71 (talk) 13:01, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: There are sufficient sources that show he was called by this title pretty extensively. meamemg (talk) 16:06, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, I know it's only a little thing, but does anyone else find the formatting of third paragraph of the "personal life" section a little offputting? Every other section gets a line break and return when a new topic within that section begins, but the "Freemason" fact is immediately followed, sans line break, by an array of seemingly unrelated public figures that he knew, starting with a Kennedy and ending with Michael Jackson.

My "this is intended to suggest a spurious narrative" detector is going off, especially given that he was a potentially controversial politician and people love to tie Freemasonry in with whatever they already believe to be a conspiracy. Anyway, even if it's unintentional, I guess it's inconsistent formatting either way. May I suggest separating the Freemason stuff from the list of (presumably...) non-Freemason celebs? Thanks! Procrastinatory (talk) 08:14, 11 March 2026 (UTC)