The Rainbow PUSH Coalition has announced the details for Reverend Jesse Jackson’s celebration of life services adding formal services in his South Carolina hometown of Greenville, and Washington, D.C., alongside Chicago, after leaders there offered to host.
Jackson will lie in state on Wednesday, Feb. 25 – 26, at Rainbow PUSH at 930 E 50th Street in Chicago. Doors are expected to open at 10 a.m. both days. The People’s Celebration at House of Hope is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27, at 752 E 114th Street in Chicago, with doors set to open at 9 a.m. Homegoing services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Rainbow PUSH. Doors are expected to open at 9 a.m.
Formal services will be held in South Carolina and Washington, D.C. on Sunday, March 1, and Wednesday, March 4, respectively. The exact time and location of these events have not yet been announced…