Yusef Jackson On The Future Of Rainbow PUSH

About this episode

Yusef Jackson discusses his priorities as the new president and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

Yusef Jackson, the youngest of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson’s sons, talks about meeting the moment as the new president and CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. He joins In the Loop to discuss his top priorities, including voting rights and registration, human rights and education; and how his tenure as Rainbow PUSH president will lead the organization into its next chapter. For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

People in this episode

Guest: Yusef Jackson

Topics covered

• Rainbow PUSH Coalition
• voting rights
• human rights
• education

Keywords

• Jesse Jackson
• leadership
• community engagement

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