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90_HR0715
LRB9013741CBcb
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this Body are happy to recognize
3 individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the
4 well-being of the citizens of this State; and
5 WHEREAS, Reverend Jesse Jackson is the President and
6 Founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and has given 27 years
7 of service to these organizations; and
8 WHEREAS, He founded People United to Save Humanity (PUSH)
9 in 1971 in Chicago with the goals of economic empowerment and
10 expanding educational and employment opportunities for the
11 disadvantaged and communities of color; in 1984, Reverend
12 Jackson founded the National Rainbow Coalition, a national
13 social justice organization devoted to political empowerment,
14 education, and changing public policy; in 1996, the Rainbow
15 Coalition and Operation PUSH merged into the Rainbow/PUSH
16 Coalition to continue both philosophies and maximize its
17 resources; and
18 WHEREAS, Reverend Jackson has been supported throughout
19 his public and private career by his wife, Jacqueline Lavinia
20 Brown Jackson, and his children, Santita Jackson, Congressman
21 Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr., Jonathan Jackson, Yusef DuBois
22 Jackson, Esq., and Jacqueline Lavinia Jackson, Jr.; and
23 WHEREAS, Reverend Jesse Jackson has earned the respect
24 and admiration of all; therefore, be it
25 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
27 congratulate and applaud the work of Reverend Jesse Jackson
28 in the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and extend to him the best of
29 good luck in the future; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
31 presented to him as an expression of our esteem.