The Rev. Jesse Jackson is stepping down as head of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the civil rights organization he founded.

Details are scarce as to the reasons the Chicago -based  81 year old is stepping down from the group.

The political activist and minister founded PUSH in 1971.

A spokesperson for his son, U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson, confirmed the long-time civil rights leader would be retiring from the organization.

The elder Jackson, a civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, plans to announce his plan on Sunday during the organization’s annual convention