Jesse Jackson has been hospitalised after a fall during a visit to Washington DC to advocate on behalf of students protesting campus living conditions.
The Chicago civil rights leader was entering a campus building at Howard University when he fell and hit his head, according to spokesperson Frank Watkins.
Staff took him to Howard University Hospital for various tests including a CT scan which came back normal. He was kept in overnight for observation.
His daughter Santita Jackson said “he’s resting comfortably and doing well.”
“Fighting for you is what he’ll always do. His goal is to ensure the well-being of HowardU students,” she added on Twitter.
Jackson, 80, was at a meeting with Howard President Wayne Frederick and the students, who were discussing their complaints about living conditions.
The campaigner, who has Parkinson’s disease, has already been hospitalised twice this year.
Family, he's resting comfortably & doing well: we thank u 4 ur prayers! Fighting 4 u is what he'll always do. His goal is 2 ensure the well-being of@HowardU students: #MissionAccomplished
— Santita Jackson (@SantitaJ) November 2, 2021
Rev. Jesse Jackson falls while helping Howard U student protesters https://t.co/1X9zohjbgJ
The virus affected his Parkinson’s and his ability to walk and talk.
Jackson also underwent gallbladder surgery earlier in the year and was released to a rehabilitation centre for a short period of exercise and therapy.
Since being released from the hospital for Covid treatment and physical therapy, he has resumed an active travel and public speaking schedule.
