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Speaker 1 (00:02):
The I News This Hour, Doug Davis coming up. A
Nigerian mission leader reacts to President Trump's threat to invade
the African country to end the killings of Christians. Plus
civil rights icon Jesse Jackson is hospitalized in Chicago battling
a rare brain disorder. We are from a doctor who
explains more about his condition, and Kevin Hard and Keenan
Thompson are back with a fresh, funny take on sports

(00:23):
in a new Prime video show. But first, here's Bion
News Now.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who is black,
just designated the Elizabeth Street Garden in Nolita as city parkland,
blocking plans for senior affordable housing there.

Speaker 3 (00:37):
It is no surprise that Mayor Adams is using his
final weeks and months to cement a legacy of dysfunction.

Speaker 2 (00:43):
And inconsistency incoming. Mayor's around mom Donnie criticized the move,
and it's unclear if he'll seek state approval to move forward.
The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Senior is in the hospital. His
Rainbow Push Coalition says the eighty four year old civil
rights icon was admit at Wednesday. It is being monitored
for progressive super nuclear policy, a neurodegenitive condition he's managed
for over a decade. He was originally diagnosed with Parkinson's,

(01:05):
but doctors confirmed PSP last April and Sean didy Comes
will spend a few extra weeks behind bars after his
release date was pushed from May eight, twenty twenty eight
to June. Fourth Page six did not confirm why, but
it comes after reports of issues with prison officials and
claims he had alcohol in his cell. Allegations did he denies.
I'm Imber Payton with BIA News. Now back to you, Doug.

Speaker 1 (01:26):
All right, thank you, and happy Thursday. President Trump has
designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern and instructive
the US Department of War to prepare for intervention if
Nigeria doesn't protect its Christian population.

Speaker 4 (01:39):
The Nigerian government continues to allow the killing of Christians,
the USA will immediately stop all eight in assistance to Nigeria.
We're going to do things to Nigeria that Nigeria is
not going to be happy about and may very well
go into that now disgrace country. Guns are blazing to
completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists who are committing these horrible,

(02:02):
horrible atrocities.

Speaker 1 (02:03):
It's reported that over seven thousand Christians were killed this
year by extremist groups like Vocal Haram and Fulani militants.
Reports have also surfaced, according to Fox News, that over
twenty five thousand Nigerian Christians have been slaughtered since twenty
oh nine, with thousands of churches being burned to the
ground beginning around the same time period. This Nigerian missions
leader tells the news outlet and he applauds Trump and

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his concerns.

Speaker 5 (02:27):
This is an outside prayer. I tell you, Christians are
excited that Trump has taken this as a priority for
the first every many is America is focusing its eye
on Nigeria and their violence that Christians areficed.

Speaker 1 (02:42):
Nigerian officials are denying targeted persecutions, saying that Muslims and
other religious groups have also been killed in large numbers.
They blame social economic problems for the murders. Meanwhile, Reverend
Jesse Jackson is hospitalized in Chicago with a rare disease
as his family asked for prayers. The Civil Rights Eye
ant is being treated for a rare progressive brain disorder

(03:02):
called super nuclear palsy, which he has lived with for
over ten years. Neurologist doctor Puja Solis shares with News
for Jacks that the disorder is similar to other neurological diseases.

Speaker 3 (03:14):
It's very similar to Alzheimer's disease. There is one certain
molecule and protein molecule in the brain that starts to
develop and that toxicicity starts to kill the brain cells
until the brain starts to shrink and develop abnormalities with thinking,
with movement, with walking. It looks very similar to Parkinson's.

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Parkinson's is more physical problems with movement and coordination and walking.

Speaker 1 (03:41):
The eighty four year old has been a powerful voice
in the fight for civil rights since working alongside doctor
Martin Luther King Junior and founded the Rainbow Push Coalition.
And finally, comedian Kevin hard and Keen and Thompson are
set to host Good Sports, a new weekly sports talk
series on Amazon Prime Video. The show premiere is November
twenty five with a twelve episode order and promises the

(04:02):
mix of sports highlights, celebrity interviews, and unscripted fun. Thompson
calls the show next level. Stay informed, stay connected, and subscribe,
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I'm book Davis for the Black Information Network.