Chicago's NPR News Source
Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III

Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III gets emotional during the Rainbow PUSH Convention Faith Leaders Luncheon at the David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago on the South Side, Tuesday, July 18, 2023.

Ashlee Rezin

Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III

Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III gets emotional during the Rainbow PUSH Convention Faith Leaders Luncheon at the David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago on the South Side, Tuesday, July 18, 2023.

Ashlee Rezin

The new head of Rainbow PUSH shares his priorities for the storied civil rights organization

Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III gets emotional during the Rainbow PUSH Convention Faith Leaders Luncheon at the David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago on the South Side, Tuesday, July 18, 2023.

Ashlee Rezin

 

The Rev. Frederick D. Haynes III has taken over as the head of Rainbow PUSH. This is not your run-of-the-mill management transition – The storied civil rights organization was led for more than 50 years by the Rev. Jesse Jackson Senior. Haynes says pushing back against the US Supreme Court is a top priority.

The Latest