Rev Jesse Jackson to be moved from intensive care but remains hospitalized

Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson is being moved out of a hospital intensive care unit but will remain hospitalized, according to the Rainbow Push Coalition, the foundation he started in 1996.

On Sunday, Jackson reportedly entered Northwestern Memorial Hospital, in Chicago, to receive medication to raise his blood pressure, a procedure that was described as a "form of life support." 

Jackson, 84, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., will remain at the hospital for observation of his progressive supranuclear palsy, according to CNN.

“We believe in the power of prayer, and we are grateful for the overwhelming outreach and prayers of the faithful,” Jackson’s son, Yusef, said in a statement. “Our father is alert and continues to share his vision for churches and pastors to come together and reduce malnutrition during this period.”

The Rev. Al Sharpton posted on X on Monday that Jackson "is stable, surrounded by his family, and giving clear instructions on Thanksgiving efforts for ministers around the country. He still needs our prayers as he continues recovering, but he spoke with us and was fully engaged."