June 19, 2013

Thursday Snaps: Lala Anthony, Jesse Jackson, Hank Aaron & More

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*Lala Anthony was spotted chilling poolside yesterday, on instagram straight flexin’. The reality star did a shoot sporting MINT swimwear, by Basketball Wives LA’s Draya Michele. This week, former reality star Chanita Foster (VH1 Football Wives) held her BEYOND THE GAME Charity Event, called ‘KARAOKE FOR A CAUSE’. Fancy folk like Monyetta Shaw (Ne-Yo’s Finance), [...]




Jesse Jackson’s Open Letter to Christopher Dorner Urging Him to Surrender

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*Reverend Jesse Jackson has written an open letter to Christopher Dorner urging him to turn himself in to several LA community leaders. Dorner is the subject of a massive manhunt in Los Angeles’ Big Bear Lake area that has officers from multiple agencies searching through snowy mountains in 12-hour shifts. He is wanted in connection [...]




Rainbow PUSH Coalition Wall Street Project Economic Summit Post Mortem

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*The mood was both festive and businesslike at this year’s Wall Street Project Economic Summit, hosted by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, in New York City. “For the first time,” former U.S. President Bill Clinton opined during his speech last Thursday afternoon, “[minorities] are in a position to persuasively argue that the economic inequality, which exists [...]




Jesse Jackson to Honor NY Gov. Patterson, Berry Gordy & Willie Gary at Wall St. Project Economic Summit

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*(New York, NY) – The  Jesse Jackson/Rainbow Push 16th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit (WSP) will take place January 30 – February 1, 2013 at The Roosevelt Hotel, 45 East 45th Street, New York, NY, 10017. WSP will honor notable people in law, politics, music and entertainment such as famed attorney Willie E. Gary, [...]




Jesse Jackson Repeatedly Asked to Defend Chicago’s Strong Gun Laws (Video)

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*It seems that the Fiscal Cliff isn’t the only debate gaining momentum. There is still the major issue of gun control reform making a segue into 2013, and activists and politicians are choosing sides…well, except Jesse Jackson. When visiting CNN and asked about the gun control issue, though he gave profound insight into the issue [...]




Jesse Jackson Jr. & Wife Sandi Jackson, Accused of ‘Double Dippin’

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*Oops, Jesse Jackson, Jr. did it again. Just five days after the politician resigned from Congress, his lovely wife and fellow politician, Alderwoman Sandi Jackson, filed a series of interesting amendments to her ward committee’s campaign fund, revealing dozens of previously undisclosed transactions that date back three years. One of the records includes a hefty [...]




Convicted Ex-Congressman Mel Reynolds Wants Jesse Jr.’s Spot

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*Now that Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. is gone from office, his congressional seat is up for grabs. Apparently he didn’t leave a good impression, somehow encouraging a convicted pervert to run. Former Congressman Mel Reynolds who was convicted of having a sexual relationship with an underage campaign worker in 1995, announced his candidacy for Jackson’s [...]




Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. Spotted Out Drinking with Strange Ladies

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*Uh oh, this is NOT a good look. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.  is doing all kinds of bad. The man was spotted hitting up bars while supposedly under doctor’s care at the Mayo Clinic for bipolar disorder. At least that’s what his staff told reporters. The cherry on top is that he was seen on [...]




Rep. Jesse Jackson Under Investigation … Not for the Original Thing

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*Jesse Jackson Jr.’s life is just crumbling. Since the representative was caught in the middle of scandal and admitted to the hospital for bipolar disorder, he’s been under the microscope. According to reports, federal investigators launched a probe of the politician’s finances on Friday, but it’s totally unrelated to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s attempted sale of [...]




Jesse Jackson, Jr. Going on with Election and Likely to Win

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*Watch out now! Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is a fighter. Despite his battle with bipolar depression, the politician is relentless and plans to push for a re-election. This could be a great campaigning point for the man. He’s been gone from his job for almost four months now, due to hospitalization and other medically related [...]




Jesse Jackson, Jr.’s Wife Calls Media ‘Jackals’; Opponents Say Step Down

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*At a fundraising event last week, Chicago Ald. Sandi Jackson, the wife of Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., went off on the media. She said her husband was doing well and then let out her real feelings. “The jackals are outside. Let them stay outside,” she shouted into a mic, referring to the press anxiously stalking [...]




Jesse Jackson Jr.’s D.C. House for Sale

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*Following his sudden breakdown, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. is putting his D.C. Victorian-style home up on the market for $2.5 million, reports the Chicago Tribune. The Democratic congressman, 47,  has been out on medical leave for the past three months after abruptly leaving his position; to be hospitalized for bipolar disorder at the Mayo Clinic. [...]




Jesse Jackson Would Marry a Gay Couple

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*Jesse Jackson is a fair man and supports gay rights. The reverend has been an outspoken civil rights activist for decades and is a strong proponent for the union of homosexual couples. He’s decided to perform a same-sex marriage ceremony. During the Democratic National Convention, he said he had “no problem” with the party’s pro-gay [...]




Jesse Jackson Says Son Shouldn’t Return to Work too Soon

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*In Chicago, the Rev. Jesse Jackson says he expects his son, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. to take his time in getting back to work. As we reported, Jackson Jr. has been released from Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic. He was there seeking treatment for bipolar disorder and been on medical leave since June 10. Like EURweb on [...]




Jesse Jackson Jr. Being Treated for Bipolar Disorder

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*Doctors have discovered that Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. is actually suffering from bipolar disorder, reported the Mayo Clinic on Monday. The Rochester, Minn.-based clinic specified his condition as Bipolar II, which is defined as periodic episodes of depression and hypomania, a less serious form of mania, says the Huffington Post. Bipolar II is a treatable [...]