Praying for Hope - The leadership lessons Jesse Jackson has given us are not poetic—they are practical, hard-won and urgently needed now

Jesse Jackson’s leadership lessons are not poetic— they are practical, hard-won and urgently needed now

In this powerful op-ed, Ben Jealous reflects on Rev. Jesse Jackson’s hard-won leadership lessons—from presidential campaigns and civil rights battles to diversifying Silicon Valley—showing how his disciplined hope, moral courage, and global diplomacy remain urgently needed in today’s freedom struggles. The post Jesse Jackson’s leadership lessons are not poetic— they are practical, hard-won and urgently needed now appeared first on Nashville PRID…

Praying for Hope - The leadership lessons Jesse Jackson has given us are not poetic—they are practical, hard-won and urgently needed now

By Ben Jealous (TriceEdneyWire.com) – News of the Reverend Jesse Jackson’s health struggles has stirred many. It has me praying. And it has me remembering the hard lessons he taught, shaped in the trenches of our people’s ongoing fight for freedom. Look around the world, and it is easy to find charismatic voices rising amid liberation movements. Black America has been blessed with such figures across generations—perhaps because we have been cur…

Health struggles of Rev. Jesse Jackson: Personal, national

News of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s health struggles has stirred many. It has me praying. And it has me remembering the hard lessons he taught, shaped in the trenches of our people’s ongoing fight for freedom. Look around the world, and it is easy to find charismatic voices rising amid liberation movements. Black America has been blessed with such figures across generations, perhaps because we have been cursed with a freedom struggle that never really…