While Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.’s birthday is Wednesday, October 8, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition will celebrate his 84th birthday on Saturday, October 4, during the weekly PUSH broadcast with the theme, “From Protest to Progress – Protecting Chicago and the World.”
Mayor Brandon Johnson is scheduled to speak at the 10 a.m. broadcast.
Rev. Jackson, diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2015 but not making it public until 2017, may be wheelchair-bound now, but his legacy and constant presence at civil rights gatherings continue to inspire hope during turbulent political times…