“It’s not enough to shout at church on Sunday. You’ve got to hit the streets during the week,' Haynes said during a speech on Sunday.
“While the flesh may not be willing, the spirit is,” she said, adding that she hoped her father would provide a living history. “Dr. King gave him his assignment and he’s been faithful to it in every iteration of his life. Many people have said Dr. King was the architect and Rev. Jackson was the builder.”
He stood with the family of George Floyd at a memorial for the Black man murdered in 2020 by a white police officer, whose death forced a national reckoning with police brutality and racism. Jackson also participated in COVID-19 vaccination drives to battle hesitancy in Black communities. The soon-to-be new president, Rev. Haynes, is a pastor, leader and social activist, engaged in preaching and fighting against racial injustice.
Haynes has served as a visionary and innovative senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas for the past 40 years. He considers himself a longtime student of Jackson and has spoken to and for Rainbow PUSH Coalition frequently.
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