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Rev. Jesse Jackson Hospitalized After Falling On Howard University's Campus While Visiting Protesting Students - Blavity

Civil rights activist and leader Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized in Washington, D.C., after a fall at Howard University on Monday. He was lending his support to the students at the university who are protesting the current living conditions and the lack of adequate housing on the campus. Jackson was scheduled to meet Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick and other administrators. According to Jackson's spokesperson, Frank Watkins, the incident occurred as the reverend entered a campus building, the Associated Press reports . The 80-year-old fell in the Blackburn University Center and received a cut on his head. Jackson's staff, alongside a university administrator, escorted him to Howard University Hospital to run tests, including a CT scan. Though the results from the test were normal, Jackson stayed overnight in the hospital to undergo observation. Jackson's daughter, Santita Jackson, tweeted that he is “resting comfortably & doing well." Since mid-October,...

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