Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized
Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, has been hospitalized, according to a statement released Wednesday by his organization, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. The post Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized appeared first on New York Amsterdam News.
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Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, has been hospitalized, according to a statement released Wednesday by his organization, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
“The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr. was admitted to the hospital today and is currently under observation for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP),” the statement said. “He has been managing this neurodegenerative condition for more than a decade. He was originally diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease; however, last April, his PSP condition was confirmed. The family appreciates all prayers at this time.”
Jackson founded the Rainbow PUSH Coalition in Chicago in 1971. He is a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. participating alongside him during the civil rights movement. Jackson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017.
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