News November 02, 2021
Rev. Jesse Jackson Hospitalized After Falling at Howard University
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson is on the mend after he fell and hit his head during a Monday visit to Howard University in Washington, D.C.
In a statement from Jackson’s civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Baptist minister was on campus to meet with university President Wayne A.I. Frederick and students to address the students’ concerns about living conditions in their residential halls.
Sadly, when the 80-year-old reverend entered one of the buildings, he suffered a fall and injury.
“When Rev. Jackson entered a building on campus, he fell and hit his head,” the organization said.
After being transported to the Howard University Hospital, medical staff ran various tests, including a CT scan, which all “came back normal.”
However, hospital officials decided to keep Jackson “overnight for observation,” Rainbow PUSH Coalition confirmed.
The historically Black university also confirmed the news, and said Frederick later visited Jackson at the hospital.
“We can confirm that Rev. Jackson was taken to the hospital by a university administrator and was later joined by Dr. Wayne Frederick. Our prayers are with the Jackson family,” the college said on Twitter.
While meeting with various administrators, including Dr. Wayne Frederick, Rev. Jackson sustained an injury upon entering the Blackburn Center. Our thoughts and prayers are with Rev. Jesse Jackson and his family at this time.
— Howard University (@HowardU) November 2, 2021 @HowardU
We can confirm that Rev. Jackson was taken to the hospital by a university administrator and was later joined by Dr. Wayne Frederick. Our prayers are with the Jackson family.
— Howard University (@HowardU) November 2, 2021 @HowardU
In August, Jackson and his wife Jacqueline, 77, were hospitalized after contracting COVID-19. They were later discharged in early September.
That month, Jackson was discharged from a rehabilitation facility after receiving physical therapy due to his Parkinson’s disease.
Months earlier in February, it was announced that Jackson underwent a successful surgery after being hospitalized for abdominal discomfort.
Since mid-October, students at Howard have been protesting against their campus dorms, which they say have been tarnished by mold, mice, and roaches.
In a letter written last week, Frederick told the protesting students to end their occupation of the Armour J. Blackburn Center as it “impedes operations and access to essential services and creates health and safety risks.”
