Yesterday the Reverend Jesse Jackson stepped down as its president, and now a Dallas minister, Frederick Douglass Haynes III, takes charge of the civil rights organization.. Jesse Jackson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease eight years ago. He suffered a host of health setbacks in 2021, beginning with gallbladder surgery, a COVID-19 infection that landed.
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Is Jesse Jackson Still Alive
The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced Saturday that he is stepping down from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition after 52 years at the helm. Jackson, 81, announced his resignation.