Jesse Jackson announced in November that he’d been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he was not spared by the ruthless news cycle. Jesse Jackson. Jesse Jackson hugs former New York congresswoman and presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm in 1983 after announcing his candidacy for the U.S. presidency. American media has frequently portrayed Jesse Jackson as a cabal leader whose sycophants — 40 million-plus blacks in the U.S. — animate at his whim. Reuters President Bill Clinton embraces Jesse Jackson at a Rainbow/Push Coalition event in New York City in 2000.

Source: Huffington Post January 13, 2018 09:56 UTC