Jesse Jackson, one of the most prominent U.S. civil rights leaders of the 20th century who ran for the White House two decades before America elected its first Black president, has died. He was 84. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/world/politics/jesse-jackson-civil-rights-dead/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jessejackson #democrats #us