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After tumble, Jesse Jackson returns to university talks

American civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson was discharged from hospital on Tuesday 2 November, one day after a fall, and has returned to Howard University to continue negotiations on campus, according to a statement released by the Rainbow Push Coalition, write Amy Simonson and Christina Carrega for CNN.

According to the statement, Jackson had been meeting with Howard University President Wayne AI Frederick and students concerning their complaints about rodents, mould and flooding in their residential halls when he fell on Monday.

Jackson wanted to return to campus, according to the statement, to continue negotiations. “After bringing the students and the school administration together, Reverend Jackson said there was much progress made yesterday and that he is going back today to help resolve their differences,” the statement said.
Full report on the CBS58 site