Jordan wrote an autobiography, “Vernon Can Read: A Memoir,” and a compendium of his speeches, “Make It Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out.” He was among the civil rights leaders interviewed at length ...

Vernon E Jordan Jr., a major African American leader ... I was not only inspired by the speeches of this 39-year-old president of a national interracial organization, but also impressed by ...

Vernon Jordan, for years an influential power broker in Washington and a close advisor to former President Bill Clinton, has died at 85. Vernon Jordan - attorney, civil rights activist and adviser ...

Vernon Jordan, a civil rights activist and a former adviser to President Bill Clinton, died Monday, his family said. He was 85. “My father passed away last night around 10p surrounded by loved ...

Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, has died ...

"Like so many others, Michelle and I benefited from Vernon Jordan's wise counsel and warm friendship—and deeply admired his tireless fight for civil rights," Barack Obama said on Instagram ...

The impact of Vernon Jordan will span beyond his 85 years of life. Jordan, who died Monday evening, was a Black man with a pedigree not too many, Black or white, have been able to achieve.

Vernon Jordan, the civil rights lawyer who built a career as a power broker in politics and business, has died at age 85. Jordan "passed away peacefully last evening surrounded by loved ones," his ...

Vernon Jordan, a civil rights leader and close adviser to former President Bill Clinton, died Monday evening. He was 85. A cause of death was not immediately released. Jordan died peacefully at ...

Mr. Jordan, who was selected to head the National Urban League while still in his 30s, counseled presidents and business leaders. By Neil A. Lewis Vernon E. Jordan Jr., the civil rights leader and ...

ATLANTA — A political powerhouse and civil rights activist, Georgia-born Vernon Jordan has passed away at the age of 85. Jordan rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a ...