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Former Councilman Tito Jackson And Birth Mother Recount Their Emotional Reunion
Politician Tito Jackson of Boston and his biological mom share an emotional story about how they were reunited for first time since his birth in 75. Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe via Getty Images
Former Boston mayoral candidate and city councilman Tito Jackson, 46, and his biological mother, Rachel E. Twymon, 59, recently shared publicly an emotional story about how they were reunited for the first time since 1975 when she gave birth to him.
Twymon was 13 years old when she delivered, pregnant following a sexual assault by two men. Put up for adoption, her son was soon placed with Rosa and Herb Kwakuzulu Jackson, named Tito, and raised as their own.
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Tito Jackson reunites with his birth mother, Rachel Twymon
A mother and son finally found each other, and are ready to share their journey with the world
By Meghan E. Irons Globe Staff,Updated April 14, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Tito Jacksonâs biological mother, Rachel Twymon, shares her story about how she was raped and impregnated at age 12. (Shelby Lum/Globe Staff)
NEW BEDFORD â After Tito Jackson lost the Boston mayorâs race in 2017, he began to take stock of his life and heritage.
Heâd long been open about his adoption, but all he knew, based on some basic information heâd received years ago from the adoption agency, was that his birth mother was just 13 years old when she had him, and that she had been sexually assaulted by two men.