{"id":2769,"date":"2026-03-06T20:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/rev-jesse-jacksons-life-celebrated-at-chicagos-house-of-hope\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T20:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T20:05:25","slug":"rev-jesse-jacksons-life-celebrated-at-chicagos-house-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/rev-jesse-jacksons-life-celebrated-at-chicagos-house-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Rest In Power: Rev. Jesse Jackson Laid To Rest In Chicago, Obama, Biden, Clintons Attend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rev. Jesse Jackson<\/a>, titan of the civil rights movement, pastor, and presidential candidate, was laid to rest today in Chicago, Illinois at the House of Hope on the city\u2019s Southside. BOSSIP previously reported<\/a> Jackson\u2019s peaceful passing on February 17 after an extended battle with progressive supranuclear palsy, an affliction similar to Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It shouldn\u2019t be surprising that the list of famous faces who were in attendance at today\u2019s celebration of life is long and extensive. On the political side of things, both Bill and Hillary Clinton, Joe and Jill Biden, Barack Obama, and Kamala Harris all pulled up to pay their respects.<\/p>\n

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Additionally, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Rep. Maxine Waters, Gov. Gavin Newsom, and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker were also in attendance. On the celebrity front, Tyler Perry, Jennifer Hudson, Gospel singer Bebe Winans, Pastor Marvin Winans, Judge Mathis, and NBA legend Isiah Thomas all were seen at the service.<\/p>\n

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Thomas openly wept when talking about how inspiring it was to meet Jackson in the late 1960s calling him \u201cour Nelson Mandela\u201d, according to the Chicago Sun-Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhen society was telling me I was a nobody, when society was telling me we don\u2019t even want to go to school with you, this man walked up to me and my mom\u2026 and then he did the unthinkable,\u201d he said. \u201cMama Jackson, your husband kneeled down, and he looked me in the eyes, and that man said, \u2018You are somebody.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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If Jackson\u2019s most famous words \u201cI am somebody\u201d don\u2019t give you goosebumps, then you might want to check whether or not you are alive or in the upper room with him. <\/p>\n

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Mayor Johnson spoke directly to Rev. Jackson\u2019s innate ability to read a room, understand a situation, and act accordingly always with the intent to help get our people free.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was his instincts that understood that labor and faith were one and the same as Dr. King prophesied. It was his instincts to stand up against school closures and the shuttering of mental health clinics. It was his instincts that led protests down Michigan Avenue when a boy\u2019s life was taken by a police officer and the government tried to cover it up,\u201d<\/p>\n

Jesse Jackson will be missed but we will always be grateful for his leadership and sacrifice on our behalf. Rest in power, sir.<\/p>\n

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