Keep Hope Alive: Reflections

As new Supreme Court rulings reshape the national conversation around voting rights, Santita Jackson sits down with Louisiana Congressman Cleo Fields and Illinois Congressman Jonathan Jackson to discuss Black political representation, redistricting battles across the South, and the role communities continue to play in protecting democracy through civic participation and collective action.

Continue with Hour 2 for the conversation on athlete activism, economic influence, and how the next generation can help create lasting social change.

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In Hour 2 of this special Mother’s Day 2019 replay, Santita Jackson and Jesse Jackson continue their conversation on the deeper meaning of Mother’s Day as a call for peace, justice, activism, and community responsibility.

The discussion expands into foreign policy, voting rights, incarceration, economic inequality, war, and the role women continue to play in movements for change. Guests reflect on organizing, public policy, community leadership, and why activism remains essential in moments of political and social division.

Featured guests include:

• Medea Benjamin (CODEPINK)
• Phyllis Bennis (Institute for Policy Studies)
• Mary Hooks (Southerners on New Ground)
• Kevin Gray
• Betty Magness
• Barbara Arnwine

This episode is part of a two-part replay of the original broadcast that aired on May 12, 2019.

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Originally broadcast on Mother’s Day, May 12, 2019, this special episode of Keep Hope Alive with Jesse Jackson and Santita Jackson revisits the original purpose of Mother’s Day—not just celebration, but activism, peace, and social change.

In Hour 1, the conversation explores the history of “Mother’s Day for Peace” and the role women have played in movements for justice, voting rights, civil rights, and community leadership. Guests discuss healthcare, reproductive rights, wage equity, war and peace, voting rights, incarceration, and the ongoing fight for justice in communities across America.

Featured guests include:

• Medea Benjamin (CODEPINK)
• Mary Hooks (Southerners on New Ground)
• LaTosha Brown
• Kevin Gray
• Rev. Frank Watkins
• Betty Magness
• Zach Roberts
• Trevor Gervais

This episode is part of a two-part replay of the original 2019 Mother’s Day broadcast.

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