Posted originally on CTH on February 17, 2026 | Sundance

2-J’s has passed. 

Reverend Jesse Jackson, aged 84, died Tuesday morning according to his family:

“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement. “We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family. His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by.” {link}

Jackson is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, whom he married in 1962, and six children.  Jackson ran for president twice, both times as a Democrat, placing third for the party’s nomination in 1984 and second in 1988, marking the most successful presidential runs of any Black candidate prior to Barack Obama’s two decades later.