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 / Chicago Sun-Times
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.
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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 / Chicago Sun-Times
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.
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