The 55-year-old former White House chief of staff received 56 percent of votes tallied from 73 percent of precincts.
“If the church is not leading the struggle for change, then that means the church has been co-opted by society," a preacher said.
Intel said its goal is to reach a "full representation" for women and minorities in its workforce by 2020.
Jackson called on CEO Satya Nadella to commit to diversity efforts during a Q-and-A session at the company's annual meeting.
The funeral of Michael Brown takes place on Monday and will be attended by activists, politicians and three White House representatives.
It's not surprising that the faith community is playing a big role in the social justice demonstrations.
Social media erupted with negative comments after the activist asked for donations to his church during an appearance in Ferguson.
Apple reveals largely white and male workforce outside of retail positions.
Want a more diverse workplace? Consider EBay.
Twitter released its employee ethnic and gender diversity data on Wednesday, and the results are typical of a Silicon Valley giant.
Newsweek explores the abduction of the Nigerian school girls which spawned #BringBackOurGirls — just one atrocity committed by the terror group.
Several Hollywood stars have found themselves wrapped in scandals involving love children.
Haley has also been mentioned as a possible Republican vice presidential (or even presidential) candidate in the near future.
It is unclear when or if "Duck Dynasty" will return to A&E as both sides appear to be settling in for the long haul.
Even in the degraded world of contemporary broadcast journalism, Sharpton represents an outrageous new low in standards.
The state-controlled MAP news agency noted that Jackson was on a “work visit” to Morocco.
To make matters worse, both have repeatedly denied their accusers, lied, then got caught, made phony apologies, then lied again.
The Trayvon Martin family's lawyer is not ruling out civil action against George Zimmerman.
Ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. said he cannot pay the $750,000 fine and requested he complete his jail sentence before his wife serves hers.
Uhuru Kenyatta was inaugurated to become Kenya's president, despite his indictment for war crimes and upcoming International Criminal Court case.
The record label apologized Wednesday for the unauthorized release of the remix for the song "Karate Chop" by Future that contain an offensive reference to Emmett Till.
In a brazen attack, two people were shot at a funeral on Monday for reputed Chicago gang member James Holman.