In a developing health update, 84-year-old civil rights leader and Rainbow PUSH Coalition founder Reverend Jesse Jackson is hospitalized in Chicago and under observation for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a neurodegenerative condition he has managed for over a decade.

Jackson rose to prominence in the 1960s advocating racial equity, economic justice, and voting rights, working closely with Martin Luther King Jr. as a trusted protégé.

Among his public milestones, he led the 2015 effort to remove the Confederate flag from South Carolina’s Statehouse grounds, while his public profile has faded somewhat in recent years, with limited appearances at events like the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

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This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available, including hospital updates and Jackson’s condition.

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