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TexasTowelie

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Sat Oct 9, 2021, 04:08 AM Oct 2021

As the Rev. Jesse Jackson turns 80, he calls for renewed fight for social justice. 'We're in a

As the Rev. Jesse Jackson turns 80, he calls for renewed fight for social justice. ‘We’re in a critical situation.’


After two presidential runs, international prisoner negotiations, freedom marches and local organizing, the Rev. Jesse Jackson is still fighting for what he believes is right as he turns 80.

At a birthday celebration at Rainbow/PUSH Friday, Jackson gave a call to action on a number of social justice issues he believes is threatening “all we’ve gained in the last 50 years.”

“We’re in a critical situation,” Jackson said. “We must now organize a different paradigm, a different disposition.”

Jackson, who only weeks ago finished treatment for COVID and Parkinson’s disease, was joined by pastors and leaders from around Chicago who said prayers for the civil rights icon and recalled his marked influence in civil rights history.

Read more: https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/10/8/22717155/rev-jesse-jackson-turns-80-he-continues-calls-for-social-justice-covid-rainbow-push-jonathan-jackson
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