Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family gathers for a private homegoing after a president-filled celebration

chicago — A day after former presidents, governors and local Chicagoans alike attended a colorful, televised celebration for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., family and friends who knew him best will privately mourn the civil rights leader at his organization’s headquarters. The private memorial service at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on Chicago’s South … Read more

Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized amid Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) diagnosis ,sources say

chicago — Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized Wednesday in Chicago, according to the Rainbow PUSH coalition. Sources told sister station WLS that Jackson was receiving treatment at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Jackson is “under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a neurodegenerative disorder that he has suffered from for over a … Read more