Jackson, Latino activists hope to form ‘black-brown coalition’ - Chicago

Rev. Jesse Jackson and Latino Immigration activists announced efforts Saturday toward a “black-brown coalition” to push for Immigration reform, school safety and other issues.

Gathered inside Jackson’s Rainbow-PUSH headquarters on Chicago’s South Side, the group used the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination to call for greater unity between the two communities and put aside racial tensions.”*

*From: http://www.chicagotribune.com
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