The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the civil rights leader and founder of the Chicago-based Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, has been hospitalized.

The Rainbow/PUSH Coalition confirmed Jackson was admitted to the hospital Wednesday but did not share any further details about his location or condition.

This is the latest in a series of health setbacks in recent years. Jackson announced in 2017 that he had begun outpatient care for Parkinson’s disease two years earlier. In early 2021, he had gallbladder surgery and later that year was treated for COVID-19, including a stint at a physical therapy-focused facility. He was hospitalized again in November 2021 for a fall that caused a head injury.

Jackson stepped down from heading the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in 2023.

A protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King J

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