The Rainbow PUSH Coalition board of directors has named Yusef Jackson president and CEO of the organization.
Jackson, the son of Jesse Jackson, who died Feb. 17, has served as chief operating officer since 2024.
He led his first Saturday Forum at the group’s Chicago headquarters on April 11.
“The challenges we face are enormous. There is a tremendous roll back of the rights we have. I don’t want this to be the end of the third reconstruction, and so we must fight,” Jackson said.