{"id":1973501,"date":"2023-07-14T18:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T22:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jesse-jackson-to-retire-from-longtime-civil-rights-leadership-role\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T18:51:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T22:51:13","slug":"jesse-jackson-to-retire-from-longtime-civil-rights-leadership-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jesse-jackson-to-retire-from-longtime-civil-rights-leadership-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Jackson to step down from civil rights leadership after long tenure."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjesse-jackson-to-retire-from-longtime-civil-rights-leadership-role%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1973501&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to Step Down as President of Rainbow PUSH Coalition<\/h2>\n<p>The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-washed-up-leftists-who-found-homes-in-academia\/\" title=\"5 Washed Up Leftists Who Found Homes In Academia\">civil rights icon<\/a> and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, will be stepping down as president of the organization after over 50 years, according to his son&#8217;s congressional office. The announcement was made on Friday, and the successor to lead the day-to-day operations of Rainbow PUSH will be revealed at the annual convention in Chicago, Illinois, on Sunday. The event will be headlined by Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<h3>A Legacy of Fighting for Social Justice<\/h3>\n<p>At 81 years old and diagnosed with Parkinson&#8217;s disease in 2017, Rev. Jackson has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jesse-jackson-to-retire-from-longtime-civil-rights-leadership-role\/\" title=\"Jesse Jackson to step down from civil rights leadership after long tenure.\">faced physical challenges<\/a>, but his commitment to the fight for civil rights has never wavered. Since 1961, he has been at the forefront of the battle for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-economic-forum-suspends-invitation-to-president-trump-from-future-conferences-opens-this-years-globalist-fest-with-chinese-leader-xi-jinping\/\" title=\"World Economic Forum Suspends Invitation to President Trump from Future Conferences \u2013 Opens This Year\u2019s Globalist Fest with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping\">equal rights<\/a>, undeterred by opposition to the Voting Rights Act, the Equal Rights Amendment, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-big-plans-for-a-railroad-thats-not-humanly-possible-this-might-be-joes-craziest-idea-yet\/\" title=\"Biden's Unrealistic Railroad Plans: Joe's Wildest Idea\">addressing pressing issues<\/a> at home and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow PUSH is the result of Rev. Jackson&#8217;s merger of two nonprofit organizations, Operation PUSH and the National Rainbow Coalition, which he founded in 1971 and 1984, respectively. His journey to prominence began alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who served as his mentor. Together, they led numerous protests to desegregate establishments such as theaters and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Jackson&#8217;s involvement in civil rights and politics has remained steadfast throughout the years. He continues to be a familiar face in both arenas, leading protests against racial injustice and staying engaged in Beltway politics. His dedication to the cause is exemplified by his support for his son, Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), whom he proudly stood by in Washington, D.C., during his swearing-in ceremony as a member of the House earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Jackson&#8217;s impact on the pursuit of social justice and civil rights is immeasurable. As he passes the torch to a new leader, his legacy will continue to inspire generations to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will resign as president of Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the civil rights group he founded 50 years ago. His son&#8217;s office confirmed that the 81-year-old plans to pass on the day-to-day responsibilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1973502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1973501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1973501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1973502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1973501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1973501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1973501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}