The Latest Breaking News from Rainbow PUSH

Memorial services honoring the life of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be expanded beyond Chicago with events in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina

Rev. Frederick Haynes III resigns as president of Rainbow PUSH Coalition after a short tenure. Rev. Jackson continues to be active despite health challenges.

The Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III, senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church, is to be formally introduced Sunday at the coalition’s annual convention.

Jackson's decades of activism have left an indelible mark. Here are some key highlights from his career.

“I’ve been doing this stuff for 64 years. I was 18 years old,” Jackson said

Jackson founded Operation PUSH in 1971. The Rainbow Coalition, which grew out of his 1984 presidential campaign, merged with PUSH in 1996.

Leaders from the civil rights organization’s educational arm — PUSH for Excellence — announced a plan to emphasize technology education as they unveiled the agenda for an upcoming scholarship celebration.

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson turned 81 last week, and will celebrate at a birthday gala on Friday. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017, he told the Chicago Sun-Times he has no intention of taking it easy. Right now, his focus is on registering voters for the upcoming election.

Bishop Tavis Grant has been appointed acting national executive director of the organization that was founded by Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.