Rev. Al Sharpton, Lawmakers Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson at Historic Chicago Homegoing Service
World leaders, lawmakers and celebs gather in Chicago Friday for the public homegoing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who taught a generation to keep hope alive.
Black News 
The House of Hope on Chicago’s South Side is built to hold 10,000 people, but today, even those walls seem too small to contain the legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson. As the “People’s Celebration” begins this Friday morning, March 6, the pews aren’t just filled with the Chicagoans he fought for— they are flanked by the political architecture of hope from the last forty years.
In a final, resounding salute to the “South Carolina boy” who dared to run so others could lead, lawmakers, world leaders and celebrities will converge on the 114th Street sanctuary to say their final goodbye to the Rainbow PUSH Coalition titan.
Reverend Al Sharpton
Jesse Jackson Jr.
Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton
Former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley
Rev. Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson Jr. and Michael Eric Dyson
Former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich
Rev. Jackson died peacefully at his Chicago home surrounded by family on Feb. 17 after a long battle with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). He was 84.
Jackson’s funeral, which is open to the public with general admission seating according to Fox 32 Chicago, will feature a star-studded list of speakers, including Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Rev. Al Sharpton.
Former presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Clinton are expected to attend, alongside former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Dr. Jill Biden, CBS News reported.
At the center of the homegoing is the Jackson family: widow Dr. Jacqueline Jackson will address the sanctuary, while all of the Reverend’s children are slated to speak or perform, including remarks from his sons, Jesse Jackson Jr. and Rep. Jonathan Jackson.
Jennifer Hudson, and gospel singers Bebe Winans and Pastor Marvin Winans are scheduled to perform. Jackson’s daughter, Santita Jackson, will perform “To God be the Glory.”
This is a developing story.
