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On the night of Freedom‘s Eve in 1863, free and enslaved African-Americans gathered in churches and homes across the nation, eagerly awaiting the news of the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation. At Midnight, all enslaved people in the Confederate States were declared legally free. Union soldiers marched onto southern plantations, reading miniature copies of the proclamation to spread the news that slavery had been abolished in those states. However, not everyone immediately heard the news of their freedom.
A father is a son’s first hero and a daughter’s first love. I want to wish my superhero and all superheroes a Happy Father’s Day. I thank my father for his love, tutelage, tenancy and perseverance. If he wasn’t holding my hand, his hand was on my back. Thank you for instilling in me the strength to continue the work.
It was my honor to host members of Chicago’s Salem Baptist Church and Chicago’s Progressive Baptist Church at our National Capitol.
June 10th 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law, the Equal Pay Act. This bans pay discrimination on the basis of sex, age, race or disability. (Among those pictured here, Dr. Dorothy Height.) We have made progress but women still earn less, (on average) than men. The playing field needs to be level, $1 for $1.
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Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson on the state of the country's Foster Care System
WASHINGTON, D.C. —
This is a time to reflect on families who are impacted by child welfare. We must remind ourselves that it is our responsibility to help strengthen families and communities to safely reduce the need for foster care.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative Jonathan L. Jackson (IL-01), a Member of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following statement ahead of the markup on the 2024 Farm Bill.
Mother’s Day is every day.
This year we are celebrating Mother’s Day Week!
To my mother and all mothers, you are a blessing, and we appreciate you.
And a special shoutout to Mother Christine Milliner who celebrated her 101st birthday this Mother’s Day Weekend. God Bless You, Ms. Milliner.
And the winner is: Ani Yarber!
Congratulation on taking top honors at this year’s Congressional Art Competition.
All of the entries are winners.
Moments before the fatal shot rang out at 6:01 PM on that tragic day, April 4, 1968; Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had been laughing and joking with my father, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., and his other friends and colleagues as they prepared for dinner at Reverend Billy Kyles’ home. My father says every time he goes to Memphis is like “pulling the scab off the womb. The sore is still raw.”