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New leader of Jesse Jackson’s civil rights organisation steps down just months on the job

Chicago, US AP A Dallas pastor who took over leadership of Rev Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organisation resigned Tuesday just months after he took the job. Rev Frederick Haynes III told The Associated Press that he submitted a letter with his resignation as head of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition, effective immediately. “After a time of […]

Rev Jesse Jackson steps down as leader of civil rights group he founded in 1971

Rev Jesse Jackson announces that he is stepping down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, on Saturday, 15th July, 2023, in Chicago.

Chicago, USAP Rev Jesse Jackson announced Saturday that he will step down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based civil rights group he founded more than 50 years ago. Jackson, 81, announced his resignation during a quiet farewell speech at the organization’s annual convention, where the group paid tribute to him with songs, kind words […]