He announced Saturday that he is stepping down from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition after 52 years at the helm.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced Saturday that he is stepping down from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition after 52 years at the helm.
The longtime leader was flanked by his daughter, Santita Jackson, and his son, US Rep. Jonathan Jackson as the group paid homage to their long-standing leader with songs, tribute speeches and a video montage of Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns. Jackson formed the group in 1971 after breaking off from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.Jackson was one of the first major leaders to suggest giving reparations to descendants of black slaves — an action that isIn recent years, the PUSH founder stood alongside George Floyd’s family during calls for a crackdown on police violence and participated in COVID-19 vaccination drives to counter Black hesitancy about the drugs.
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Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson to step down as Rainbow PUSH Coalition president | CNNCivil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced plans to step down as president of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the international human and civil rights organization he founded.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson stepping down as head of Rainbow/PUSH CoalitionThe Rev. Jesse Jackson is stepping down as president of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the civil rights organization whose predecessor he founded more than 50 years ago.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson stepping down from Rainbow/PUSH CoalitionA successor is expected to be named this weekend for the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the influential Chicago-based civil rights organization Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. founded through its predecessor, Operation PUSH, more than 50 years ago.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson stepping down as head of Rainbow/PUSH CoalitionJackson reportedly will choose his replacement as head of Rainbow/PUSH in the next few weeks.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson's successor at Rainbow/PUSH is Dallas pastorThe Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease eight years ago, is stepping down from the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III of West Baptist Church in Dallas will be taking his place.
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