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Reverend Jesse Jackson is in the hospital Sunday, recovering from an "operation," according to the Rainbow Push Coalition. Jackson was hospitalized Thursday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and has since undergone a successful operation, the coalition said.

Reverend Jesse Jackson is in the hospital Sunday, recovering from an "operation," according to the Rainbow Push Coalition.

How Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition Championed Diversity In his 1984 presidential run, Jackson sought to unite a multiracial, multicultural group of Americans. Author: In his 1984 presidential run, Jackson sought to unite a multiracial, multicultural group of Americans. In November 1983, Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination, becoming only the second Black presidential candidate (after Shirley Chisholm in 1972) to compete at the national level. In doing so, he claimed to be fighting for the rights of a “Rainbow Coalition” of diverse Americ...

The pandemic may have kept them apart for an annual tradition, but their faiths brought religious leaders together Friday for the 35th annual interfaith breakfast to commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.