CHICAGO (AP) — From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent pastors, stories of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jesse-jackson-dies-43abb84d2ffc76d967f9a5596ebd0be1">the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s</a>&nbsp;influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Friday at a celebration honoring the late civil rights leader.

<p>CHICAGO (AP) — From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent pastors, stories of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jesse-jackson-dies-43abb84d2ffc76d967f9a5596ebd0be1">the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s</a>&nbsp;influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Friday at a celebration honoring the late civil rights leader.</p><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MpazVi_oedI?si=lNy9yNE9jJK1OVhS" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Former Vice President <a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KamalaHarris</a> gives remarks at memorial service for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson: &quot;Rev. Jackson reminded us that the many fights for freedom are interconnected…That was Jesse&#39;s rainbow, and he continued to grow it.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/foGqQdBznx">pic.twitter.com/foGqQdBznx</a></p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/2030036434493583825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Former President Biden at the memorial service for late Rev. Jesse Jackson: &quot;Jesse kept hope alive for us in his lifetime. And we&#39;ve got to continue to do it in our lifetime, for our children. Because there&#39;s nothing beyond our capacity when we work together. So stand up!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/rZua027Uk1">pic.twitter.com/rZua027Uk1</a></p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/2030031923360247841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Former President <a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BarackObama</a> at memorial service for late Rev. Jesse Jackson: &quot;&quot;Each today we&#39;re told by those in high office to fear each other…This man, Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, inspires us to take a harder path. His voice calls on each of us to be heralds of change.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/HwAnbC9lOK">pic.twitter.com/HwAnbC9lOK</a></p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/2030020208228745564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“I’d also like to honor the 5 presidents who are sitting here today… President Harris, President [Hillary] Clinton, President Bill Clinton, President Biden, and President Obama.”<br><br>I KNOW THAT’S RIGHT!!!!! <a href="https://t.co/M2rpO8WxdK">pic.twitter.com/M2rpO8WxdK</a></p>&mdash; rese (@ATTYHARRIS) <a href="https://twitter.com/ATTYHARRIS/status/2030001732038660605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

🎥Biden, Obama, Harris remember the late Rev. Jesse Jackson