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Yusef Jackson, Son Of Rev. Jesse Jackson, Will Lead Rainbow Push Into The Future
The Rainbow PUSH Coalition has selected Yusef Jackson as its next leader following the death of the organization’s founder and global civil rights icon, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
The appointment of Yusef Jackson follows a brief period of leadership uncertainty after the resignation of Rev. Frederick Haynes III. Haynes had initially been chosen to succeed the elder Jackson. According to Politico, the decision to elevate Yusef was made by the coalition’s board to ensure organizational continuity and to preserve the founder’s lifelong mission of economic and social justice.
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