Jesse Jackson
American Baptist minister
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| May 2024 | Jackson wrote about the Israel-Hamas war in The Chicago Maroon, condemning both the October 7th attacks and Israel's response, and supporting pro-Palestinian campus protests. |
| July 2023 | Jackson announced his plans to step down as leader of Rainbow/PUSH due to advanced age and health complications, including a Parkinson's disease diagnosis in 2017. |
| March 5 2023 | Jackson attended an event on the Edmund Pettus Bridge commemorating the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and spoke with President Biden. |
| 2022 | Received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Benedict College. |
| June 2022 | Jackson compared the Supreme Court's draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade to the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, predicting fierce political battles over basic rights. The Supreme Court subsequently overruled Roe in Dobbs v. Jackson. |
| 2021 | Appointed Commander of the Legion of Honor by French president Emmanuel Macron for his work in civil rights. |
| December 2021 | Elected an Honorary Fellow of Homerton College, Cambridge. |
| September 4 2021 | Jackson's wife was released from the hospital, while he continued to receive care for his Parkinson's disease. |
| August 27 2021 | Jackson was transferred to a rehabilitation facility, while his wife was admitted to the intensive care unit. |
| August 3 2021 | Jackson was arrested while protesting for Congress to end the filibuster, protect voting rights, and raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. |
| April 2021 | Jackson appeared with the Floyd family at a press conference after Derek Chauvin's conviction for murdering George Floyd. |
| October 2020 | Jackson met with the Taylor and Blake families and led a march in Evanston, Illinois. |
| September 2020 | Jackson and Jacob Blake's uncle Justin marched in Kenosha, Wisconsin, condemning Blake's and Taylor's shooting deaths. |
| June 2020 | Jackson praised Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer for reviewing police conduct and criticized Senator Rand Paul for delaying a lynching hate crime bill after Breonna Taylor's killing. |
| March 8 2020 | Jackson endorsed Bernie Sanders, a Jewish presidential candidate, for president. |
| November 2019 | Jackson spoke at the funeral of former Representative John Conyers. |
| June 2019 | Jesse Jackson commented on Joe Biden's previous support for segregated school busing, indicating Biden had changed his stance. |
| June 2019 | Jackson conducted a voter registration drive at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in South Carolina, focusing on encouraging voting among students, seniors, and working-class residents. |
| February 2019 | Jackson commented on the Jussie Smollett hate crime case, initially calling the reported attack a 'barbaric lynching' and later requesting leniency for Smollett. |
| September 2018 | Jackson attended the Angela Project Conference, highlighting issues of wealth inequality and disproportionate imprisonment of African-Americans. |
| April 2018 | Jackson and his wife reached a divorce settlement. |
| January 2018 | Jackson delivered a sermon in Fort Washington, Maryland, criticizing Trump as a man of inherited wealth who lacks understanding of social issues. |
| 2017 | Jackson attended the Women's March on Washington, expressing concerns about threats to civil rights and voting rights. |
| November 2017 | Jesse Jackson was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. |
| September 2017 | Jackson spoke at the Ministers March for Justice, criticizing Trump's immigration rhetoric and defending Colin Kaepernick's right to protest. |
| April 2017 | Jackson participated in the Hispanicize conference in Miami, Florida, denouncing the Trump administration's deportation efforts and border wall construction plans. |
| July 2016 | Jackson responded to Donald Trump's video about police killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, criticizing Trump's past rhetoric while acknowledging some significant remarks in the video. |
| July 14 2016 | Jackson filed for divorce from his wife Sandi in Cook County, Illinois. |
| 2015 | Awarded an honorary Doctor Honoris Causa degree from the University of Edinburgh for decades of civil rights campaigning. |
| March 26 2015 | Released from federal prison. |
| August 14 2013 | Sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. |
| February 20 2013 | Pleaded guilty to one count of wire and mail fraud. |
| February 8 2013 | Admitted to violating federal campaign law by using campaign funds for personal purchases. |
| November 21 2012 | Resigned from Congress, citing mental and physical health problems. |
| October 2012 | Investigated for financial improprieties including misuse of campaign funds. |
| August 13 2012 | The Mayo Clinic released a statement confirming Jackson was being treated for bipolar II disorder. |
| June 10 2012 | Jackson began an absence from Congress, receiving intensive medical treatment for a mood disorder. |
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