Rev. Jesse Jackson hands over reins of Rainbow PUSH to Texas pastor
After decades at the helm of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Jesse Jackson says he’s “pivoting” from the civil rights group he founded.
Hundreds gathered Saturday at the annual Rainbow PUSH convention to honor the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., as he gave his farewell speech as president of the organization. The event was also a welcoming ceremony for his mentee and successor, the Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III.
Reset discusses what the transition means for the future of Rainbow PUSH and Jackson’s influence on civil rights, social justice and politics.
GUESTS: Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun, U.S. Senator from Illinois (1993-99)
Delmarie Cobb, political strategist who worked for Jackson’s presidential campaign in 1988
Correction: The interview refers to the announcement and event happening on Sunday. It was on Saturday.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson hands over reins of Rainbow PUSH to Texas pastor
After decades at the helm of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Jesse Jackson says he’s “pivoting” from the civil rights group he founded.
Hundreds gathered Saturday at the annual Rainbow PUSH convention to honor the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., as he gave his farewell speech as president of the organization. The event was also a welcoming ceremony for his mentee and successor, the Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III.
Reset discusses what the transition means for the future of Rainbow PUSH and Jackson’s influence on civil rights, social justice and politics.
GUESTS: Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun, U.S. Senator from Illinois (1993-99)
Delmarie Cobb, political strategist who worked for Jackson’s presidential campaign in 1988
Correction: The interview refers to the announcement and event happening on Sunday. It was on Saturday.