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(Trends Wide) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights advocate, was hospitalized after falling and hitting his head while attending a meeting at Howard University in Washington, the U.S. capital, on Monday, according to his Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Jackson was on campus for a meeting with Howard University President Wayne AI Frederick and students to address student body concerns about living conditions in their residences when he was injured, a coalition statement said.
“When Reverend Jackson entered a campus building, he fell and hit his head. His staff took him to Howard University Hospital, where he underwent several tests, including a CT scan. The results were normal. No However, hospital officials decided to keep Reverend Jackson under observation overnight, “said the civil rights organization founded by Jackson.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized Monday after a fall at Howard University.
“We can confirm that Reverend Jackson was taken to the hospital by a university administrator and was later joined by Dr. Wayne Frederick. Our prayers go out to the Jackson family,” the university said on Twitter.
Monday’s incident is the latest of recent health problems for the 80-year-old Jackson.
He and his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, 77, were hospitalized in August after testing positive for COVID-19 and released in early September. Jackson then received physical therapy at a rehab center for his Parkinson’s disease and was discharged the same month.
In February, it was announced that the civil rights leader had undergone successful surgery after being hospitalized for abdominal discomfort.
Student protests
Howard University students have been protesting since mid-October against what they say are poor living conditions, such as mold, mice and cockroaches in campus dormitories.
Black leaders have rallied around students from the historically black university, who have been gathering for sit-ins to demand that the university address their concerns.
Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and NAACP President Derrick Johnson are among those who have praised students for taking action.
Frederick, the university president, addressed the protests in a letter to the Howard community last week.
Frederick called on the students to end their occupation of a university center, saying they were impeding “operations and access to essential services” and creating health and safety risks.
The university was working with housing partners to ensure that all maintenance reports were handled quickly, he said.
Trends Wide’s Nicquel Terry Ellis and Jennifer Henderson contributed to this report.
