Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized for rare neurological disorder Nation Nov 13, 2025 2:20 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has been receiving around-the-clock care at home, has been hospitalized with a rare neurological disorder, according to his Chicago-based organization.

The civil rights leader was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease over a decade ago. But his Rainbow/PUSH organization said late Wednesday that the 84-year-old was under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP, a neurodegenerative disorder he has been “managing for more than a decade” and received a diagnosis for in April.

“The family appreciates all prayers at this time,” the statement said.

It is not clear if Jackson has both Parkinson’s and PSP, which have similar sympt

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