Rev. Jesse Jackson
Rev. Jesse Jackson Hospitalized After Fall While Helping Howard University Protesters
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Barry Brecheisen / Getty The tense situation at Howard University between students protesting their living conditions and administrators took an even more dramatic tone as mediator Rev. Jesse Jackson had to be rushed to the hospital after taking a fall on campus. The civil rights icon was present at the Washington D.C.-based HBCU on Monday (November 1st) to help students who have taken over outdoor space as well as the Blackburn Center in protest over the hazardous conditions that are present at the school’s dormitories and deteriorating classroom facilities. Rev. Jackson had just returned to give the student activists details on his meeting with the administration and Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick when he fell and suffered a cut to his...
Prayers Up: Rev. Jesse Jackson & His Wife Hospitalized After Catching COVID-19
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Earl Gibson III / Getty The Delta Variant is making things really spooky out here. According to multiple reports, civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife Jacqueline have been hospitalized after contracting COVID-19. Jackson’s Chicago-based nonprofit, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, confirmed the sad news to CNN, sharing that he and his wife were admitted to Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital. As far as their condition, no information has been disclosed, but both are “being monitored closely” by doctors Deadline reports. Jackson (79) was vaccinated against Covid back in January, making him one of the rare cases of what experts call a “breakthrough infection,” proving just how dangerous the Delta Variant is, leading to the CDC recommending ...
Rev. Jesse Jackson To Receive France’s Legion of Honour
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brandon Bell / Getty Although he hasn’t been free of scandal throughout the years, there is no denying that the Reverend Jesse Jackson has put in plenty of work as a Civil Rights activist and leader for most of his life. France recognizes this, too, and will be awarding Jackson the Legion of Honour, its highest award for a civilian. France’s President Emmanuel Macron’s office made the announcement on Friday (July 16). “Jesse Jackson has never ceased to campaign for peace, justice and brotherhood. He is also committed to education and the climate,” said Macron’s office in a statement. “Its action, based on the strength of argument, on the rejection of all forms of racism and exclusion, always placing citizenship and the aspiration for progress at the cente...
