How to watch Jesse Jackson funeral in Chicago

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How to watch Jesse Jackson funeral in Chicago

The funeral for the late civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson is being held at the House of Hope in Chicago on Friday afternoon.

The service at 752 E. 114th St. will begin at 12 p.m. EST, with the doors opening to guests at 10 a.m. EST.

Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden are expected to attend the memorial service, which has been dubbed the “The People’s Celebration.”

Other notable guests on the list include Rev. Al Sharpton, singer Jennifer Hudson, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D), as well as Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts. Gospel leaders Marvin and Bebe Winans and Rabbi Sharon Brous are also expected to attend.

A livestream recording of the funeral will be available on the funeral website.

A second service, a private celebration of life for Jackson, is expected to take place on Saturday at 11 a.m. EST, at the Chicago headquarters of the Rainbow PUSH coalition — the civil rights organization founded by Jackson. The event will also be streamed on the web.

Each service will be co-led by Dr. Charles Jenkins and Rev. James T. Meeks.

Jackson died Feb. 17 after suffering from a rare neurological disorder called Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), which impacted his mobility and ability to speak in his later years. He was 84.

The civil rights activist, originally from Greenville, S.C., was considered a protégé of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., working with the leader on desegregation and voting registration issues across the U.S.

He founded the Rainbow PUSH Coalition in 1971. The late political activist was also an ordained minister, the inaugural shadow senator in Washington, D.C. and a show host for CNN. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000.

Jackson also famously ran two unsuccessful Democratic presidential campaigns in the 1980s.

Celebrations across the country in honor of Jackson’s life have been ongoing since his passing in February. Political leaders across the spectrum have come forward to praise Jackson for his work to advance civil rights in the U.S. during his life, including Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris and President Trump.

“He was a good man, with lots of personality, grit, and “street smarts,” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Feb. 17. “He was very gregarious – Someone who truly loved people!”

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