The Impact Network Will Air The Rainbow Push Coalition LIVE, On Saturday At 11am EDT With Reverend Jesse Jackson

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Jul 11, 2017, 10:06 ET

DETROIT, July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Impact Network, Founder and President Bishop Wayne T. Jackson is pleased to announce to the diverse Impact Network programming line up the addition of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Saturday Morning Forum with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, founder and president, Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Impact Network viewers will be able to see the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Saturday Morning Forum with Rev. Jesse Jackson every Saturday LIVE at 11:00 am. EDT. "Rainbow PUSH is excited to be partnering with the Impact Network, the only African American-owned and operated Christian television network in the United States," said, Jackson.

The Impact Network is already considered to be one of the main voices for the African American Christian community. That voice has just got louder with the addition of one of our civil right icons, Rev. Jesse Jackson. The Rainbow PUSH Saturday Morning Forum is a tradition in Chicago. This unique blend of socio-political dialog, entertainment, information-sharing, and church service began during Rev. Jackson's early days in the city and became a mandatory stop for clergy, celebrities, and political figures visiting Chicago.

The Impact Network's mission is to provide exceptional educational Christian themed programming. The Network line-up includes television ministries by Impact Founder & CEO Bishop Wayne T. Jackson, Bishop TD Jakes, Dr. Creflo Dollar, Pastor Paula White, Pastor Rod Parsley, Bishop IV Hilliard, Bishop Charles Blake, Bishop Stanley Williams, Bishop Paul Morton, Bishop Joel Peebles, Juanita Bynum and more. It also offers original programming like Dr. Beverly Y. Jackson's "Living Free," "The Jewel Tankard Show," legendary gospel icon Dr. Bobby Jones, "Impact Better Health/Diet Free Life" with Dr. Robert Ferguson, and much, much more.

About the Impact Network:
The Impact Network was founded in 2010 by Bishop Wayne T. Jackson and Dr. Beverly Y. Jackson in Detroit, Michigan and is the only African American owned and operated Christian TV network in the United States with diverse family oriented programming. Available on Comcast Xfinity, DirecTV, The Dish Network, Spectrum Time Warner cable, Spectrum Bright House cable, and Spectrum Charter cable. The Impact Network reaches over 75 million cable and satellite households in the United States, with international distribution in Africa, and the Bahamas on Cable Bahamas.

About the Rainbow PUSH Coalition:
Rainbow PUSH Coalition was formed in December 1996 by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Through the merging of two organizations he founded earlier, People United to Serve Humanity (PUSH, 1971) and the Rainbow Coalition (1984). With headquarters in Chicago and offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Oakland, Rainbow PUSH works to make the American Dream a reality for all our citizens and advocate for peace and justice around the world. We are dedicated to improving the lives of all people by serving as a voice for the voiceless. Rainbow PUSH Coalition mission is to protect, defend, and gain civil rights by leveling the economic and educational playing fields, and to promote peace and justice around the world.