Peter Biar Ajak, a democracy advocate, was convicted of conspiring to buy and export weapons for a revolt in South Sudan.

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Jackson would go on to become an American civil and human rights icon; an influential politician and presidential candidate; ...

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• The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died at age 84. His son, Jesse Jackson Jr., told CNN that ...

Tawakkul Karman’s Nobel-winning non-violent activism shaped Yemen’s 2011 revolution and advanced women’s role in peacebuilding.

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The South Carolina native died on Feb. 17, 2026 at age of 84 ...

When the Freedom Riders rolled into Jackson in 1961, Mississippi responded with mass arrests — and the Riders answered with a ...

After the shocking news of Rev. Jesse Jackson's passing, celebrities are sending their condolences to the Jackson family.

With public outrage growing over immigration enforcement, Archbishop José H. Gomez — the highest-ranking Latino bishop in the ...