Rev. Jesse Jackson to Step Down As Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced plans to step down as president of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition
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Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced plans to step down as president of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition
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Jackson's successor will be announced at the organization's annual convention on Sunday
Jackson founded the Rainbow PUSH Coalition in 1971 to improve the economic conditions of Black communities across the U.S. and has served as president since 1988.
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease eight years ago, is stepping down from the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the influential Chicago-based civil rights organization he founded through its predecessor, Operation PUSH, more than 50 years ago. After ceding day-to-day operations last year, Jackson, 81, is formally handing the reins to a successor who is expected to be ...