(CNSNews.com) - The man who headed the sports division of Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition for more than a decade before being released in January is now organizing former Jackson affiliates into his own minority motor sports division. Charles Farrell told Cybercast News Service that many of his new business recruits admit they were wary about their association with ackson.
"A lot of people were fed up with Reverend Jackson so I think this is a clean start," Farrell said of his newly formed group, One Umbrella Motorsports Association. "We have people coming from as far away as California and Missouri." He called his new venture the "start of something big." In what could be another sign of financial woes at Rainbow/PUSH, Jackson's organization has indicated it is scaling back its national minority sports initiatives, according to Farrell.
Jackson's Rainbow Sports organization has previously conducted minority sports outreach efforts with such groups as NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), the National Football League, Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association.| The NBA needs help attracting minorities? Who knew? |
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