Reverend Jesse Jackson Not on Life Support: Family

Source: Newsweek

Published Nov 16, 2025 at 05:54 PM EST updated Nov 16, 2025 at 06:54 PM EST


The family of civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson refuted reports on Sunday that he was on some form of life support in an emailed statement to Newsweek.

"Contrary to specific reports, he is not on life support," the statement sent out by Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC), which Jackson founded that is dedicated to social justice, read. Multiple news outlets had reported that family and friends were traveling to be with Jackson as he received life support at a hospital in Chicago.

"Reverend Jackson is in stable condition and is breathing without the assistance of machines," the family said in RPC's statement. "He remains under the care of physicians as he manages progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a neurological disorder with which he was diagnosed in April."

Jackson's son Yusef said in the statement: “In fact, today he called for 2,000 churches to prepare 2,000 baskets of food to prevent malnutrition during the holiday season.”

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