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Jesse Jackson has healed and says he’s ready to get back to work.
The civil rights icon was released from the Northwestern-affiliated Shirley Ryan AbilityLab after a three-week stay. According to Chicago Suntimes, he was initially suffering from abdominal pains and underwent surgery.
“When I entered the rehab center, I was unable to walk. Today, I walked out returning home, and work strengthened. I look forward to returning to work to continue to make a difference in racial injustices, and I look forward to the next march,” said Jackson.
“Thank you, with an abundance of appreciation and gratitude to the Ryan Rehab staff. They are the best. The doctors, medical team, and therapist have provided me a healthy recovery.”
Vernon Jordan, Former National Urban League President, Dead at 85 postnewsgroup.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from postnewsgroup.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lawrence Otis Graham, lawyer and author who exposed racism, dead at 59
One of Graham s books documented his experiences working undercover at an all-white country club in the early 1990s.
Prominent lawyer
Lawrence Otis Graham, the eloquent activist and author who exposed racism and detailed life in the Black upper middle class in his 14 bestselling books, reportedly died last Friday.
He was 59. No cause of death was released.
Lawrence Otis Graham, the eloquent lawyer, activist and author who exposed racism and detailed life in the Black upper middle class in his 14 bestselling books, died Sunday at age 59. (Cuddy & Feder LLP)
Graham was a native of Westchester County, New York, where he documented his experiences working as a busboy, undercover at an all-white Connecticut country club, in the early 1990s. The resulting 1995 book,
The Board Diversity Action Alliance Announces Two New Signatories, Four Additional Supporting Partners
Brighthouse Financial, Edgewell Personal Care Join as Signatories
Apollo Global Management, The Carlyle Group, Warburg Pincus, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (WLRK) Announced as Supporting Partners
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NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Board Diversity Action Alliance (BDAA) today announced two new corporate signatories that have committed to increasing racially and ethnically diverse representation at the board level and to supporting efforts to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Brighthouse Financial, one of the largest providers of annuities and life insurance in the U.S., and