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Rev. Jesse Jackson, wife Jacqueline hospitalized for COVID

Rev. Jesse Jackson, wife Jacqueline hospitalized for COVID

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a famed civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a statement Saturday. Jesse Jackson, 79, is vaccinated against the virus and received his first dose in January during a publicized event as he urged […]

Did you know the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was stabbed?

Did you know the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was stabbed?

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. lived with the threat of death every day. He regularly received threats and was injured more than once. On Sept. 20, 1958, King was signing copies of his book, “Stride Toward Freedom,” at Blumstein’s Department Store in Harlem, New York City. A woman came up to him and stabbed […]