As founder and Chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition (HILC), Bishop Jackson has declared that the church and its leaders must lead the way to protect America's moral compass and heal our nation. Through his, HILC has become an agent of healing to our nation by educating and empowering churches, community and political leaders to make grassroots influence in their communities, states and our nation. His radio commentary "The Truth in Black and White" can be heard daily on 400+ stations nationally. Jackson is leading researcher on the black church. High Impact African American Churches, co-authored with George Barna, was nominated in 2005 by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's Gold Medallion award and received the Silver Medallion award. In addition, Jackson was also named one of the top 50 most influential Christians in 2005 by the Christian Post. Jackson has appeared as a guest on The Tavis Smiley Show, Tony Brown's Journal, The O'Reilly Factor, Britt Hume's Special Report, National Public Radio, CBS Evening News, BET Evening News, 700 Club, and CBN News. He has been featured in articles in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Chicago Defender. Bishop Jackson is Senior Pastor of Hope Christian Church in the Washington, DC area with 3000 attendees and serves as a regional Bishop in the Fellowship of International Churches (FOIC). He has authored several books including The Black Contract with America on Moral Values. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from prestigious Williams College and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. His secular work experience includes positions in several Fortune 500 companies. For more information, visit www.thetruthinblackandwhite.com. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Tue, 21 May 2013 14:50:00 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 14:50:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ For decades, African Americans have voted more reliably Democratic than any other ethnic or special interest group. President Obama himself received over 95% of the black vote in 2008 and 2012. But rather than... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2013/05/21/minorities-dont-need-single-party-rule-n1602373 c56a0d92-5637-4d61-86de-64b72c11e713 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:50:00 GMT New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg has become an interesting urban social engineer. In 2012 alone, he pumped nearly 2.5 million dollars of his own money to help legalize same-sex marriage in the state of Maryland.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2013/05/15/bloombergs-brilliant-teenage-pregnancy-strategy-surprises-conservatives-n1594519 14baa31a-83fa-4805-a96c-9b9837e61065 Wed, 15 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT We've all heard the startling statistics about obesity in America: over one third of American adults are obese (almost 36%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Obesity puts us at risk for all... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2013/04/27/putting--government-on-the-right-diet-n1580453 d767b632-2856-4d86-a9d7-b7eb95c9b0ae Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:14:00 GMT In his most recent State of the Union address, President Obama made this bold declaration: "Let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2013/04/23/minimum-wage-hurts-unskilled-black-workers-n1575262 a5c004e2-53eb-480b-ba63-1397b9327422 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT In 1965, Yale and Princeton raised their tuition, making them the most expensive Ivy League schools at the time. The hefty price tag? Just $1950 a year. Even accounting for inflation that would only amount to about... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2013/04/18/hiring-the-right-college-return-on-investment-n1570688 86df197b-378c-4f8d-86a5-2e0095a98842 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT Famed neurosurgeon surgeon, Dr. Ben Carson, looked like just another black academic failure in his pre and elementary school years. His writings show that he was so angry he would have stabbed a classmate, and so... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2013/04/08/state-grown-kids-always-fail-n1561461 bd911010-82b2-4978-9837-b1de3fd0e0eb Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:42:00 GMT Last year, the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut put the issue of gun control back at the forefront of public debate in America. Predictably, most celebrities voiced their support... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2013/03/26/is-the-nra-the-best-advocate-for-black-family-safety-n1548809 5c682b58-f001-43f1-b58d-ca80b670706d Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:01:00 GMT I love taking my wife to dinners, parties, anniversaries, and formal outings of all kinds. I have found that a monochromic look - all gray, all blue or all brown can be stunning. High contrast color combinations work... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2013/03/18/conflicting-shades-of-brown--minority-clash-n1537532 bb1dd62d-c1a4-4480-91ff-4bbbcf78b11d Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:43:00 GMT Editor's note: This is part II in a series. Part I can be found here. In Part One of this editorial, I wrote about my father and my uncle's experiences with the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws of the 60s and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2013/03/12/making-the-dream-come-true-more-equality-opportunity-programs-part-2-n1531194 8a3ce0b3-a583-4655-b19e-77c2e470ac90 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:01:00 GMT From the early days of the Montgomery (Alabama) Improvement Association in which Dr. King became the first president in December 1955, to the March on Washington in August of 1963, the Civil Rights Movement went beyond... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2013/03/11/will-more-eeo-make-the-dream-live-n1531056 927a891a-1129-4d25-a6cd-823b3cb63ae3 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:58:00 GMT From the very beginning, homosexual "marriage" activists have sought to hijack not only the moral authority of the Civil Rights Movement, but also the legal arguments which liberated minorities from centuries of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2013/03/04/marriage-a-supreme-test-of-rights-n1525469 bf206fd6-a411-4bcd-9a8f-0614283c8ef7 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:10:00 GMT In an early strategic preparation for the struggle to avoid the fiscal cliff, the president and several Democratic luminaries decided to redefine as essential several entitlement programs. In an old fashioned way of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2013/02/25/food-stamps-policy-or-political-payoff-n1519830 76bbf22b-f629-4072-ab20-c6ba749e97a1 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:30:00 GMT Homosexual activists achieved historic gains in the November 2012 election in the states of Washington, Maine and Maryland. These three notoriously liberal states passed laws extending marriage benefits to homosexual... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2013/02/18/gay-marriage-advocates-lose-by-winning-n1514961 9ba021d0-e7bb-4d29-aa03-0fb65d24a690 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:02:00 GMT While most Americans were focusing on the domestic implications of Barack Obama's re-election, the effects of his victory are being felt around the globe in different ways. Further Candy Crowley of CNN and most others... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2012/11/23/president_obamas_israeli_test e3f2f627-1f42-4933-844b-fbb5c463b135 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:01:00 GMT This election cycle has been one of the most interesting in modern history. Most observers agree that the nation was split down the middle on their opinions of the character and vision of the candidates. Without... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HarryRJacksonJr/2012/11/10/united_we_stand_will_president_obama_truly_bring_the_nation_together_part_1 cc9995f5-b4c2-4710-bd3e-f1122f1ceb8f Sat, 10 Nov 2012 05:01:00 GMT