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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