Jesse Jackson's Legacy Unravels in Trump 2.0 Era
February 27, 2026·20 days ago·via Semafor
Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon who died at 84, leaves a complex legacy in US-Africa relations that clashes with today's America First priorities. He pressured Reagan to divest from apartheid South Africa, served as Clinton's envoy pushing electoral reforms, and championed "trade, not aid" - a mantra Trump now echoes by shuttering USAID's bloated bureaucracy. Read more about this...