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The date is finally set for the public opening of the long-awaited Obama Presidential Center on June 19, with tickets for the museum going on sale in May. On the heels of his speech at funeral services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., former President Barack Obama announced plans for him and former First Lady Michelle Obama to host a June 18 dedicatio… Obamas announce June dedication, opening of Jackson Park presidential center On the heels of his speech at funeral services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., former President Barack Obama on Saturday announced on social media plans for him and former First Lady Michelle Obama to host a dedication ceremony for the center on June 18. Read Story Related articles: Obama Foundation readies for uncertainty of development near presidential center Where will Barack Obama's chairs from the Illinois Senate go? Not his presidential ce...

They sent the Rev. Jesse Jackson home Saturday the only way it could have been done: with Gospel music, testimony that often brought people to their feet and story after story. On Saturday, a final "homegoing" service represented the culmination of nine days of funerals and celebrations for Jackson, who died last month at age 84. Rev. Jesse Jackson's family and friends offer one last goodbye The final service in the Rev. Jesse Jackson's honor, in a packed chapel at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, proved befitting of a human rights advocate who came to be known, simply, as the "country preacher." Read Story Related articles: Service for Rev. Jesse Jackson draws former presidents and throngs of Chicagoans to send off civil rights icon Final farewells for Rev. Jesse Jackson put focus on his impact on Black women leaders ...