In 1988, Jesse Jackson urged Americans to use the term African-American because the term has a historical cultural base.

Various pastors and other religious figures and activists such as Rick Warren, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson campaigned for various social and political causes have achieved celebrity status in mainstream media as well.

The support of Sharpton and other Black religious / political leaders ( e. g. Harvard's Peter Gomes, Jesse Jackson, Coretta Scott King ) is especially helpful for Black gays and lesbians who are negotiating the challenges of being gay in black communities.

The Buckaroos ( Buck Owens ' band ) initially served as the house band on the show and consisted of members Don Rich, Jim Shaw, Jerry Brightman, Jerry Wiggins, Rick Taylor, Doyle Singer ( Doyle Curtsinger ), Don Lee, Ronnie Jackson, Terry Christoffersen, Doyle Holly and later Victoria Hallman ( aka Jesse Rose McQueen ).

Jesse Jackson gave the eulogy.

* 1965 – Jesse Jackson, Jr., American politician

* 1941 – Jesse Jackson, American clergyman and civil rights activist

* Jesse Jackson reports receiving an invitation from the Taliban to come to Afghanistan as part of a peace delegation.

Land reform has found considerable support in Africa and a few supporters among African-American activists, but Jesse Jackson commented during a visit to South Africa in June 2006, " Land redistribution has long been a noble goal to achieve but it has to be done in a way that minimises trauma.

* January 3 – U. S. President Ronald Reagan meets with Navy Lieutenant Robert Goodman and the Reverend Jesse Jackson at the White House, following Lieutenant Goodman's release from Syrian captivity.

* October 8 – Jesse Jackson, American clergyman and civil rights activist

Jesse Jackson, however, wins several Southern state primaries.

* March 26 – U. S. presidential candidate Jesse Jackson defeats Michael Dukakis in the Michigan Democratic caucuses, becoming the temporary front-runner for the party's nomination.

* With Apologies to Jesse Jackson, an episode of an animated comedy series, South Park, in which Stan's dad, Randy becomes a social pariah after saying " niggers " on Wheel of Fortune

Then he made a serious gaffe by announcing to an audience of New York City's Jewish community that, if nominated, he would consider Reverend Jesse Jackson as a Vice Presidential candidate.

Jesse Jackson, for example, called it " a fascist's response.

In 1972, Democratic nominee George McGovern threw Daley out of the Democratic National Convention ( replacing his delegation with one led by Jesse Jackson ).

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Then, on January 13, 2006, Baez performed at the funeral of Lou Rawls, where she led Jesse Jackson, Sr., Wonder, and others in the singing of " Amazing Grace ".

At the 1830 Jefferson Day dinner at Jesse Brown's Indian Queen Hotel, Jackson proposed a toast and proclaimed, " Our federal Union, it must be preserved.

Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, NAACP Chairman Julian Bond and other prominent African Americans.

Following soon thereafter were such notables as: John Caldwell, William Holmes, Jesse Blackwell, Elliott Jackson and James Davis.

Homewood is in Illinois ' 2nd congressional district, currently represented by Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. Mr. Jackson's office is located in Homewood, Illinois.

The incident was an international news event that brought Reverend Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson to the community and inspired the 1995 book Color Lines: The Troubled Dreams of Racial Harmony in an American Town, by Mike Kelly.

Others such as department store magnate James Cash Penney, Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy, actor / martial artist Chuck Norris, wrestlers Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, AJ Styles, Ted DiBiase and wrestler Sting, and actors Jesse McCartney, Kirk Cameron, and Mr. T are also mentioned as being born again.

The 4-5 nine is also known as " Jesse James " because the outlaw Jesse James was killed by a. 45 caliber pistol.

That year, Jesse Harper, Notre Dame head coach, also showed how the pass could be used by a smaller team to beat a bigger one, first utilizing it to defeat rival Army.

Other independent companies were grouped under the Mutual banner in 1912, and there were also important new entrants, particularly the Jesse Lasky Feature Play Company, and Famous Players, which were both formed in 1913 to take advantage of the fact that films could reproduce the real substance of a stage play ( plus embellishments ), and so the best plays and actors from the legitimate stage could be enticed into films.

The fictional exploits of Jesse Livermore as chronicled in Reminiscences of a Stock Operator ( 1923 ) also describe speculative vehicles dubbed " pools " that are similar, if not the same, in form and function as what would later be called " hedge funds ".

Identification of some psalms as prayers is also seen within the text, for example in the conclusion to Psalm 72, " The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended.

Jesse Saunders also utilized the TB-303 with a Roland TR-808 drum machine and Korg Poly-61 synthesizer for the seminal Chicago house record " On and On " ( 1984 ).

Rudolph had a special, personal reason to hope for victory — to pay tribute to Jesse Owens, the celebrated American athlete who had been her inspiration, also the star of the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in Berlin, Germany.

In January 2011, Anthony Duffy, the president of Municipal Sewer Services, was charged with three counts of mail fraud in conjunction with minority-contracting ; Jesse Brunt and his company, Brunt Brothers Transfer Inc., was also indicted on three counts of mail fraud ; and Patrick and Vanecko were not charged with any crime.

Several members of Congress were also involved in the organization during its early years, including Sen. John Buckley and Rep. Jack Kemp of New York, Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina, and Rep. Phil Crane of Illinois.

He took part in the 1994 " Back to the Future " tour that also included Don McLean, Tom Rush, Jesse Colin Young, Steve Forbert and Al Stewart.

He returned to Bloomington where he wrote for the family newspaper, The Daily Pantagraph, which was founded by his maternal great grandfather Jesse W. Fell, who had also served as Abraham Lincoln's campaign manager in his 1858 race for the US Senate.

IGN's Jesse Schedeen also picked Luke Skywalker as one of the characters they most wanted to appear on the Wii, as well as listing Skywalker as one their favorite Star Wars heroes.

This group generally consists of those who were playing during the " Golden Age " in the 1950s, including Wade Mainer and his Mountaineers, Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys, the Stanley Brothers, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs with the Foggy Mountain Boys, Hylo Brown and The Timberliners, Ervin T. Rouse, who wrote the standard " Orange Blossom Special ", Reno and Smiley, the Sauceman Brothers, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Jim & Jesse, Jimmy Martin and the Osborne Brothers, Red Allen ( who also recorded with the Osborne Brothers for MGM in the mid-fifties ), Mac Wiseman, Mac Martin and the Dixie Travelers, Carl Story and his Rambling Mountaineers, Buzz Busby, The Lilly Brothers, Bill Clifton and Jim Eanes.

Pinkerton agents were also hired to track western outlaws Jesse James, the Reno brothers, and the Wild Bunch, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

He returned to college in 1946 and resumed athletics, to which he had been inspired by Jesse Owens, who was also from Cleveland and had attended East Technical High School as well.

Scholar Jesse Byock notes that the goddess Skaði is also associated with winter and hunting, and that the episode in Volsunga saga involving the male Skaði, Sigi, and Breði has been theorized as stemming from an otherwise lost myth.

She also gained the autograph of American athlete Jesse Owens ; it became her most treasured possession.

As of 2007, no other track and field athlete has won more gold medals in a single Olympics, although Alvin Kraenzlein ( 1900 ), Jesse Owens ( 1936 ) and Carl Lewis ( 1984 ) have also won four gold medals in one Olympics.

IGN's Jesse Schedeen also listed the character as the top 10th Star Wars hero, noting that she " entered the Expanded Universe early, and she's stuck around for so long because she's just a great character ".

Overtime this piece has also come to be known under the names " J. C. Polka ", " Jesse Polka ", and " Cactus Polka ".

Copper Canyon was also a destination in Motorcycle Mania 3, a feature that aired on the Discovery Channel, which featured Jesse James of West Coast Choppers riding with singer Kid Rock, on two custom-built motorcycles.

A memorial gravestone for Presley's twin brother, Jesse Garon, is also at the site.