Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and later ran for president, died Tuesday morning at the age of 84, his family announced. Jackson, a Baptist minister and pioneering politician, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, according to a statement.
Jackson was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, a degenerative condition, and had previously revealed a Parkinson's disease diagnosis in 2017. Despite these health challenges, he continued his civil rights advocacy. His father, Noah Lewis Robinson Sr., also had Parkinson's and died from the disease in 1997.
Jackson's family described him as a "servant leader," not only to them but also to the "oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world," according to ABC News. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000. The family's statement also urged people to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by.
In other news, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, led American negotiators in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday for high-stakes talks regarding Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. standoff with Iran over its nuclear energy program, according to ABC News. The talks on Ukraine were in a trilateral format, including American, Ukrainian, and Russian representatives.
Also on Tuesday, Gisèle Pelicot released her memoir in 22 languages worldwide, sharing details of her experience and sending a message of hope and support to victims of sexual abuse, according to ABC News. Pelicot stated, "I wanted my story to help others."
In Texas, Vince Offer Shlomi, known as the "ShamWow Guy," is running for Congress as an anti-establishment Republican, vowing to "clean the swamp," according to Fox News. Shlomi, 61, is running against incumbent Rep. John Carter, R-Texas. He has stated that if elected, he will "destroy wokeism."
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