Thoughts on Jesse Jackson’s 80th birthday

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Here is my latest for the Baptist News Global on Rev. Jesse Jackson.

OPINION GRACE JI-SUN KIM  |  OCTOBER 6, 2021On Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, Jesse Jackson speaks to a crowd during a demonstration on Capitol Hill supporting voting rights. With him is William Barber. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Keeping Hope Alive: 2nd Place Winner

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it is such a thrill to get a 2^nd Place award for “Faithful Citizenship/Religious Freedom” from the Catholic Media Association for my edited book, Keeping Hope Alive: Sermons & Speeches of Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Here, for the first time in print: a powerful selection of sermons and speeches by one of America’s most unforgettable orators and champions of human rights.

Rev. Jesse Jackson: Keeping Hope Alive

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August 21, 2020 By Tripp Fuller

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It was a joy and honor to be on Homebrewed Christianity to discuss Keeping Hope Alive and Black Theology. You can listen to the podcast now and also view the video on FB Live and Youtube.

A ‘Big Tent’ Approach to Making Speeches: A Collection of Jesse Jackson’s Speeches and Sermons

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A ‘Big Tent’ Approach to Making Speeches: A Collection of Jesse Jackson’s Speeches and Sermons

By Neil Hrab, Rhetoric Editor, Vital Speeches of theDay

Review of: Keeping Hope Alive: Sermons and Speeches of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.; by Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., edited by Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim

Keeping Hope Alive: Audiobook

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Keeping Hope Alive: Sermons & Speeches of Rev. Jesse Jackson is now available as an audiobook.

Great for self or for a friend. Order one today.

The time is right to read Jesse Jackson’s speeches

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I am so happy to see this review of Keeping Hope Alive in the National Catholic Reporter. During such a time as this, we need to read some words of wisdom from Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Jun 3, 2020 by Bill Tammeus Opinion Justice

Rev. Jesse Jackson and a number of religious leaders are seen near Capitol Hill in Washington May 21, 2018, during a protest to demand elected officials take immediate steps to confront systemic racism. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Keeping Hope Alive: Review by Robert Cornwall

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This is a new review of Keeping Hope Alive: Speeches & Sermons of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. (Orbis Books), by Dr. Robert Cornwall. He has reviewed many of my books and I am so grateful to him for reading so many of them.

Thank you Dr. Cornwall for this review.

REFLECTIONS ON 50 YEARS OF STRUGGLE

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This Speech was given by by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. at the Lincoln Memorial, on Washington, DC, August 24, 2013.  Click here for the original post.  It is reposted here with permission.

What a blessing it was to have been here 50 years ago as one of the host of witnesses, excited and fresh from jail in

“Keep Hope Alive” Radio Show: Voting Rights

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I was on the Keep Hope Alive Radio Show with Rev. Jackson this morning discussing Supreme Courts decision on Voting Rights.  Below is a repost of Santita Jackson‘s facebook post.  Santita Jackson is the producer of the Radio Show.

We are in the midst of the 42nd Annual Rainbow/PUSH International Conference. Some will ask if we need to still organize and march…Because we are living in the best and worst of times—

“Keep Hope Alive”: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

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This morning I was a guest on the  radio show, “Keep Hope Alive” with Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.  I was in the studio with Santita Jackson who is the producer of the show while Rev. Jackson was hosting the show from L.A.

This is a repost of Santita Jackson Fan Page Facebook post of today’s show.