Disney is surely not playing around
ESPN Cutting On-Air Talent as It Seeks Additional Cost Savings
ESPN is cutting a number of on-air personalities Friday as it seeks further cost savings.
The new round includes “a small group of job cuts,” as well as “an ongoing focus on managing costs when we negotiate individual contract renewals in the months ahead,” per an ESPN statement.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/busin ... 235526901/
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World’s oldest national newspaper prints final edition after 320 years
The world’s oldest national newspaper has printed its last daily edition almost 320 years after it began.
Wiener Zeitung, a Vienna-based daily newspaper, will no longer print daily editions after a recent law change meant it had ceased to be profitable as a print product.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/ ... -320-years
The world’s oldest national newspaper has printed its last daily edition almost 320 years after it began.
Wiener Zeitung, a Vienna-based daily newspaper, will no longer print daily editions after a recent law change meant it had ceased to be profitable as a print product.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/ ... -320-years
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Mike Flannery, WFLD Chicago Political Editor, Retires
Mike Flannery, political editor at WFLD Chicago, known as Fox 32, has retired. He spent 13 years at the Fox-owned station and hosted Flannery Fired Up. He signed off June 30.
Flannery, 72, covered politics at the Chicago Sun-Times before shifting to television in 1980. He spent 30 years at WBBM Chicago before he came to WFLD. Flannery’s first day on the job at Fox 32, in 2010, saw him cover the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
https://www.nexttv.com/news/mike-flanne ... or-retires
Mike Flannery, political editor at WFLD Chicago, known as Fox 32, has retired. He spent 13 years at the Fox-owned station and hosted Flannery Fired Up. He signed off June 30.
Flannery, 72, covered politics at the Chicago Sun-Times before shifting to television in 1980. He spent 30 years at WBBM Chicago before he came to WFLD. Flannery’s first day on the job at Fox 32, in 2010, saw him cover the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
https://www.nexttv.com/news/mike-flanne ... or-retires
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John Deushane, WXIA-WATL Atlanta President/GM, to Retire
John Deushane, WXIA-WATL Atlanta president and general manager, is retiring as of August 4. The stations, an NBC station known as 11 Alive and a MyNetworkTV affiliate, are part of Tegna. Deushane took on the Atlanta GM role in 2010.
“While there have been wonderful moments throughout my career, I can without equivocation say that the past 13 years at 11Alive have been the most rewarding,” he said in a memo to staff. “And that’s because of the opportunity to work with so many passionate and dedicated professionals like each of you.”
https://www.nexttv.com/news/john-deusha ... -to-retire
John Deushane, WXIA-WATL Atlanta president and general manager, is retiring as of August 4. The stations, an NBC station known as 11 Alive and a MyNetworkTV affiliate, are part of Tegna. Deushane took on the Atlanta GM role in 2010.
“While there have been wonderful moments throughout my career, I can without equivocation say that the past 13 years at 11Alive have been the most rewarding,” he said in a memo to staff. “And that’s because of the opportunity to work with so many passionate and dedicated professionals like each of you.”
https://www.nexttv.com/news/john-deusha ... -to-retire
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Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and wife Chirlane McCray are separating
(CNN) - Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and wife Chirlane McCray, who for a time became one of the most influential biracial political power couples in America, announced on Wednesday that they are separating.
In an interview with The New York Times, de Blasio and McCray said they did not plan to divorce and would continue living together, for now, in their Brooklyn townhouse. They will, however, begin to date other people.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/05/politics ... index.html
(CNN) - Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and wife Chirlane McCray, who for a time became one of the most influential biracial political power couples in America, announced on Wednesday that they are separating.
In an interview with The New York Times, de Blasio and McCray said they did not plan to divorce and would continue living together, for now, in their Brooklyn townhouse. They will, however, begin to date other people.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/05/politics ... index.html
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Yankees reliever Jimmy Cordero suspended for rest of 2023 season for violating MLB's domestic violence policy
New York Yankees relief pitcher Jimmy Cordero has been suspended by Major League Baseball for the rest of the 2023 season for violating MLB's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, the league announced Wednesday. Cordero has accepted the suspension and been placed on the restricted list -- meaning he's suspended without pay -- effective immediately.
The Yankees released the following statement:
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yank ... ce-policy/
New York Yankees relief pitcher Jimmy Cordero has been suspended by Major League Baseball for the rest of the 2023 season for violating MLB's Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Policy, the league announced Wednesday. Cordero has accepted the suspension and been placed on the restricted list -- meaning he's suspended without pay -- effective immediately.
The Yankees released the following statement:
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yank ... ce-policy/
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Two-time Stanley Cup winner Hornqvist retires at 36
Patric Hornqvist is hanging up his skates.
The 36-year-old winger who won back to back Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017 confirmed on Wednesday he's retiring after 15 NHL seasons to Swedish publication Sportbladet.
https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/veteran-winger-p ... -1.1981219
Patric Hornqvist is hanging up his skates.
The 36-year-old winger who won back to back Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017 confirmed on Wednesday he's retiring after 15 NHL seasons to Swedish publication Sportbladet.
https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/veteran-winger-p ... -1.1981219
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Pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood gives up law license amid 2020-related disciplinary case
(CNN) - Lin Wood, a prominent right-wing attorney and election denier, has given up his law license in an apparent move to stave off disciplinary proceedings tied to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
Wood is formally retiring from practicing law, and the disciplinary cases against him in Georgia are being dismissed, according to court filings and a letter Wood sent to the state bar this week. His retirement is “unqualified, irrevocable, and permanent,” the court filings state.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/05/politics ... index.html
(CNN) - Lin Wood, a prominent right-wing attorney and election denier, has given up his law license in an apparent move to stave off disciplinary proceedings tied to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
Wood is formally retiring from practicing law, and the disciplinary cases against him in Georgia are being dismissed, according to court filings and a letter Wood sent to the state bar this week. His retirement is “unqualified, irrevocable, and permanent,” the court filings state.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/05/politics ... index.html
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Canada man charged with terror over far-right videos
A man in the Canadian capital of Ottawa has been charged with alleged ties to the Atomwaffen Division, an international neo-Nazi terrorist group.
Patrick Gordon Macdonald, 26, faces terrorism and hate propaganda charges, Canada's federal police force said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66115518
A man in the Canadian capital of Ottawa has been charged with alleged ties to the Atomwaffen Division, an international neo-Nazi terrorist group.
Patrick Gordon Macdonald, 26, faces terrorism and hate propaganda charges, Canada's federal police force said.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66115518
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Man gets life sentence for raping 9-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for legal abortion
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who confessed to raping and impregnating a 9-year-old Ohio girl has been sentenced to life in prison in a case that became a national flashpoint on abortion rights because the girl had to travel out of state to end the pregnancy.
Gerson Fuentes, 28, was sentenced to life in prison, but his plea deal stipulates that he can seek parole after serving 25 to 30 years. He would then have to register as a sex offender.
https://apnews.com/article/gerson-fuent ... 1166fc0d9a
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who confessed to raping and impregnating a 9-year-old Ohio girl has been sentenced to life in prison in a case that became a national flashpoint on abortion rights because the girl had to travel out of state to end the pregnancy.
Gerson Fuentes, 28, was sentenced to life in prison, but his plea deal stipulates that he can seek parole after serving 25 to 30 years. He would then have to register as a sex offender.
https://apnews.com/article/gerson-fuent ... 1166fc0d9a
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Thank you Alain best wishes
Vigneault calls it a career as NHL coach
Alain Vigneault has announced his retirement after 19 seasons as a National Hockey League head coach.
The 62-year-old leaves the game holding the Vancouver Canucks franchise record for career coaching victories with 313. In all, Vigneault coached 1363 NHL games behind the bench for the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and most recently the Philadelphia Flyers. He has a career record of 722-489-35-117 good for a career winning percentage of .585.
https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver ... -nhl-coach
Vigneault calls it a career as NHL coach
Alain Vigneault has announced his retirement after 19 seasons as a National Hockey League head coach.
The 62-year-old leaves the game holding the Vancouver Canucks franchise record for career coaching victories with 313. In all, Vigneault coached 1363 NHL games behind the bench for the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and most recently the Philadelphia Flyers. He has a career record of 722-489-35-117 good for a career winning percentage of .585.
https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vancouver ... -nhl-coach
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Manhattan DA: Straw donors sought to illegally curry favor with NYC mayor during campaign
NEW YORK — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced a series of indictments Friday in a straw-donor scheme designed to curry favor with New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
In 2020 and 2021, when Adams was running for mayor in a crowded Democratic primary, a group of defendants allegedly plotted to circumvent campaign finance laws to deliver more money to the Adams campaign than would normally be allowed.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/0 ... r-00105163
NEW YORK — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced a series of indictments Friday in a straw-donor scheme designed to curry favor with New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
In 2020 and 2021, when Adams was running for mayor in a crowded Democratic primary, a group of defendants allegedly plotted to circumvent campaign finance laws to deliver more money to the Adams campaign than would normally be allowed.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/0 ... r-00105163
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U.S. set to destroy its last chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating to World War I
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — At a sprawling military installation in the middle of the rolling green hills of eastern Kentucky, a milestone is about to be reached in the history of warfare dating back to World War I.
Workers at the Blue Grass Army Depot are close to destroying rockets filled with GB nerve agent that are the last of the United States’ declared chemical weapons and completing a decadeslong campaign to eliminate a stockpile that by the end of the Cold War totaled more than 30,000 tons.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s ... orld-war-i
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — At a sprawling military installation in the middle of the rolling green hills of eastern Kentucky, a milestone is about to be reached in the history of warfare dating back to World War I.
Workers at the Blue Grass Army Depot are close to destroying rockets filled with GB nerve agent that are the last of the United States’ declared chemical weapons and completing a decadeslong campaign to eliminate a stockpile that by the end of the Cold War totaled more than 30,000 tons.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s ... orld-war-i
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ABC Signature President Jonnie Davis Exiting
He said it has been a “privilege” to work on shows such as ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, FX’s Fleishman Is In Trouble and Hulu’s This Fool.
The move, however, is not a precursor to merging ABC Signature and 20th Television and, despite a multitude of rumors, they will continue to operate as two separate divisions. The company is currently searching for a replacement for Davis.
https://deadline.com/2023/07/abc-signat ... 235431826/
He said it has been a “privilege” to work on shows such as ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, FX’s Fleishman Is In Trouble and Hulu’s This Fool.
The move, however, is not a precursor to merging ABC Signature and 20th Television and, despite a multitude of rumors, they will continue to operate as two separate divisions. The company is currently searching for a replacement for Davis.
https://deadline.com/2023/07/abc-signat ... 235431826/
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Best wishes to you Grace
Grace Napolitano, longtime San Gabriel Valley congresswoman, announces retirement
After a 36-year political career representing the San Gabriel Valley, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano announced her retirement Saturday morning, July 8, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at La Puente’s Nature Education Center in her honor.
The setting — La Puente — was a fitting site for the congresswoman, she said, as she addressed a large crowd assembled to reflect on a leader who represented Southeastern Los Angeles County for more than two decades.
https://www.sgvtribune.com/2023/07/08/g ... etirement/
Grace Napolitano, longtime San Gabriel Valley congresswoman, announces retirement
After a 36-year political career representing the San Gabriel Valley, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano announced her retirement Saturday morning, July 8, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at La Puente’s Nature Education Center in her honor.
The setting — La Puente — was a fitting site for the congresswoman, she said, as she addressed a large crowd assembled to reflect on a leader who represented Southeastern Los Angeles County for more than two decades.
https://www.sgvtribune.com/2023/07/08/g ... etirement/
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Ex-priest sentenced to 25 years for drugging and molesting men he met in New Orleans tourist area
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — A former Catholic priest in Louisiana has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to drugging and molesting 17 men he met in a popular tourist area in New Orleans, a prosecutor said.
WVUE-TV reported that Stephen Sauer, 61, targeted people in the city’s French Quarter who appeared drunk, lost or in need of help, according to Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul D. Connick Jr.
https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans- ... 4089638a71
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — A former Catholic priest in Louisiana has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to drugging and molesting 17 men he met in a popular tourist area in New Orleans, a prosecutor said.
WVUE-TV reported that Stephen Sauer, 61, targeted people in the city’s French Quarter who appeared drunk, lost or in need of help, according to Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul D. Connick Jr.
https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans- ... 4089638a71
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Stephenson resigns from PGA Tour board over ‘serious concerns’ about Saudi deal, according to report
Former AT&T Chairman Randall Stephenson resigned from the PGA Tour’s policy board over concerns about the tour’s proposed partnership with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
The PGA Tour confirmed the resignation in a memo to its members, referring to Stephenson’s “exemplary service” for more than 12 years.
https://apnews.com/article/pga-tour-boa ... 3362c7bc19
Former AT&T Chairman Randall Stephenson resigned from the PGA Tour’s policy board over concerns about the tour’s proposed partnership with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
The PGA Tour confirmed the resignation in a memo to its members, referring to Stephenson’s “exemplary service” for more than 12 years.
https://apnews.com/article/pga-tour-boa ... 3362c7bc19
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New York Times will close sports desk, sending readers to the Athletic
The New York Times announced Monday that it plans to shutter its sports desk, relying instead on the Athletic, the subscription sports website it purchased last year, for most sports coverage. The Times will offer jobs elsewhere in the newsroom to current sports staffers, the company said, and plans to form a new team on its business desk focused on the business of sports.
“This evolution in our coverage strategy and newsroom is intended to give our readers an even more comprehensive array of sports coverage — which will also include greater use of daily news and features from The Athletic’s extensive sports journalism on our homescreen, newsletters and other channels, such as print," read the note from Times executive editor Joe Kahn and managing editor Monica Drake.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2 ... -athletic/
The New York Times announced Monday that it plans to shutter its sports desk, relying instead on the Athletic, the subscription sports website it purchased last year, for most sports coverage. The Times will offer jobs elsewhere in the newsroom to current sports staffers, the company said, and plans to form a new team on its business desk focused on the business of sports.
“This evolution in our coverage strategy and newsroom is intended to give our readers an even more comprehensive array of sports coverage — which will also include greater use of daily news and features from The Athletic’s extensive sports journalism on our homescreen, newsletters and other channels, such as print," read the note from Times executive editor Joe Kahn and managing editor Monica Drake.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2 ... -athletic/
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The end of an era.
RIP, Cartoon Network Studios Burbank Building (2000-2023)
Cartoon Network Studios (CNS) is vacating its animation studio in Burbank. The news was announced on Twitter by Brian Miller, who was the general manager of the studio from its opening in 2000 until 2021.
Miller wrote on Twitter, “Sadly, this building will no longer be CNS. From what I’ve been told, everyone will be out by August 1. All moving together in a WB building as one animation unit. Farewell CNS as it was.”
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/studios/rip ... 30408.html
RIP, Cartoon Network Studios Burbank Building (2000-2023)
Cartoon Network Studios (CNS) is vacating its animation studio in Burbank. The news was announced on Twitter by Brian Miller, who was the general manager of the studio from its opening in 2000 until 2021.
Miller wrote on Twitter, “Sadly, this building will no longer be CNS. From what I’ve been told, everyone will be out by August 1. All moving together in a WB building as one animation unit. Farewell CNS as it was.”
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/studios/rip ... 30408.html
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Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald fired; players speak on hazing allegations
EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- Northwestern Wildcats football coach Pat Fitzgerald has been fired.
Northwestern President Michael Schill released a statement Monday afternoon, saying, "This afternoon, I informed Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald that he was being relieved of his duties effective immediately."
https://abc7chicago.com/northwestern-fo ... /13484596/
EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- Northwestern Wildcats football coach Pat Fitzgerald has been fired.
Northwestern President Michael Schill released a statement Monday afternoon, saying, "This afternoon, I informed Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald that he was being relieved of his duties effective immediately."
https://abc7chicago.com/northwestern-fo ... /13484596/
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Mike Lindell, of My Pillow fame, is selling off some of his company's equipment including trucks, forklifts, air compressors, sewing machines, and computers. Walmart is the latest retailer that is refusing to carry his products and Lindell faces a lawsuit of $1.3 billion by Dominion Voting Systems.
Looks like Lindell Barney Fife'd his company.The MyPillow CEO is auctioning off company equipment after major retailers such as Walmart dropped his products due to his wild election conspiracy theories.
“It was a massive, massive cancellation,” Lindell told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “We lost $100 million from attacks by the box stores, the shopping networks, the shopping channels, all of them did cancel culture on us.”
As a result, bargain hunters in the Minneapolis area have a chance to bid on MyPillow equipment including trucks, forklifts, air compressors, sewing machines, computers and more.
He’s also facing a $1.3 billion defamation suit from Dominion Voting Systems over his lies about the 2020 election, some of which center around voting machines made by the company.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/compani ... 5d18&ei=17
When you vote left, you vote right.
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Georgia state legislator switches to Republican Party
A Democratic state representative from Atlanta who has repeatedly voted against her party, including by supporting a failed school voucher bill, is now a Republican.
Driving the news: State Rep. Mesha Mainor announced on Tuesday she will join the GOP, making her the first-ever Black woman to serve as a Republican in the Georgia General Assembly.
https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/202 ... ican-party
A Democratic state representative from Atlanta who has repeatedly voted against her party, including by supporting a failed school voucher bill, is now a Republican.
Driving the news: State Rep. Mesha Mainor announced on Tuesday she will join the GOP, making her the first-ever Black woman to serve as a Republican in the Georgia General Assembly.
https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/202 ... ican-party
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Mike Darnell, Warner Bros. TV President of Unscripted, Departs
Mike Darnell, Warner Bros. Television Group president of unscripted television, is leaving the company. He had come on board a decade ago after a long run at Fox.
“When Mike joined Warner Bros. in 2013, he was already an industry legend — one of the most influential figures in the history of unscripted programming,” said Channing Dungey, chairman & CEO, Warner Bros. Television Group. “In his 10 years with WBTVG, he truly supercharged the unscripted department by more than doubling the series output, making Warner Bros. the top unscripted studio in America for seven straight years. Mike oversaw an all-star lineup of the top unscripted properties in the business, and his record of success is unparalleled.”
https://www.nexttv.com/news/mike-darnel ... ed-departs
Mike Darnell, Warner Bros. Television Group president of unscripted television, is leaving the company. He had come on board a decade ago after a long run at Fox.
“When Mike joined Warner Bros. in 2013, he was already an industry legend — one of the most influential figures in the history of unscripted programming,” said Channing Dungey, chairman & CEO, Warner Bros. Television Group. “In his 10 years with WBTVG, he truly supercharged the unscripted department by more than doubling the series output, making Warner Bros. the top unscripted studio in America for seven straight years. Mike oversaw an all-star lineup of the top unscripted properties in the business, and his record of success is unparalleled.”
https://www.nexttv.com/news/mike-darnel ... ed-departs
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Glenn Berk Named WITI Milwaukee Senior VP/GM as Chuck Steinmetz Announces Retirement
Glenn Berk has been named senior VP and general manager of Fox-owned WITI Milwaukee, with the station’s longtime general manager, Chuck Steinmetz, announcing his retirement. Steinmetz has been with Fox 6 for 27 years.
Berke has spent the last nine years as VP and general sales manager for Fox’s WFLD/WPWR Chicago.
https://www.nexttv.com/news/glenn-berk- ... retirement
Glenn Berk has been named senior VP and general manager of Fox-owned WITI Milwaukee, with the station’s longtime general manager, Chuck Steinmetz, announcing his retirement. Steinmetz has been with Fox 6 for 27 years.
Berke has spent the last nine years as VP and general sales manager for Fox’s WFLD/WPWR Chicago.
https://www.nexttv.com/news/glenn-berk- ... retirement
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Jesse Jackson to step down as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to step down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded in 1971, his son’s congressional office said Friday.
A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson confirmed the long-time civil rights leader would be retiring from the organization.
https://apnews.com/article/jesse-jackso ... 9a41b0cbc7
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to step down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded in 1971, his son’s congressional office said Friday.
A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson confirmed the long-time civil rights leader would be retiring from the organization.
https://apnews.com/article/jesse-jackso ... 9a41b0cbc7