Rev. Jesse Jackson To Retire As President of 'The Rainbow Push Coalition'
Jesse Jackson to retire as president from The Rainbow Push Coalition, an organization he led for more than 50 years.
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Jesse Jackson to retire as president from The Rainbow Push Coalition, an organization he led for more than 50 years.
The 81-year-old is retiring almost six years after announcing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017.
(RNS) — ‘I will still be very involved in the organization and am proud that we have chosen Rev. Dr. Haynes as my successor,’ Jackson said.
The Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III is expected to become the president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition on Sunday, taking the helm from outgoing civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
The Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III is expected to become the president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition on Sunday, taking the helm from outgoing civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson.