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The Rainbow PUSH Coalition (RPC) is an international human and civil rights organization founded by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. RPC seeks to empower people through the effective use of grassroots advocacy, issue orientation, and connections between the greater community and the disenfranchised.
Rainbow/PUSH is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization formed as a merger of two nonprofit organizations founded by Jesse Jackson; Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) and the National Rainbow Coalition. The organizations pursue social justice, civil rights, and political activism.
Jan 29, 2021 · Learn how Rev. Jesse Jackson used the term \"Rainbow Coalition\" to unite a multiracial, multicultural group of Americans in his presidential campaigns of 1984 and 1988. Explore the roots, achievements and challenges of his vision, as well as its impact on the Democratic Party and the nation.
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Jul 17, 2023 · July 17, 20235:29 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. By. Cheryl Corley. 4-Minute Listen. Playlist. The Reverend Jesse Jackson is stepping down as the leader of the Rainbow-Push...
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Jul 14, 2023 · The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., the longtime civil rights leader and former Democratic presidential candidate, plans to step down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the organization...
The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past forty years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice.
Jul 14, 2023 · CNN — Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced plans to step down as president of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the international human and civil rights organization...
