Rev. Jesse Jackson reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis in emotional letter “Doctors are currently monitoring the condition of both,” according to the statement from Jesse Jackson’s nonprofit, the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.“There are no further updates at this time,” the statement said. “We will provide updates as they become available.”A protege of the Rev.
Martin Luther King, Jesse Jackson was key in guiding the modern civil rights movement on numerous issues, including voting rights.Despite having been diagnosed for Parkinson’s disease, Jackson has remained active, and has advocated for COVID-19 vaccines for Black people, who lag behind white people in the United States’ vaccination drive.