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Davison, MI, is part of his Real Estate holding. He is the only African Ameri- can golf course owner in Michigan and one of the few within the United States. In the field of entertainment, he has sponsored a free Jazz Series at the Roberts Riverwalk Hotel on the Detroit River for several years. This venture is in collaboration with 68 th Laurel Wreath Laureate Michael V. Roberts, Sr., Esq. (Beta Nu 1969) of the St. Louis (MO) Alumni. Brother Jackson served as president of the General Motors Minority Dealers Association and president of its Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Automotive Hall of Fame; he was the first Vice Chairmen of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Minority Automotive Dealers and served as a Council Mem- ber for the General Motors Minority Dealers Advisory Council. Brother Jackson sits of the boards of Henry Ford Health Systems, the National Auto- mobile Directors, and Morris Brown College; he is the Vice Chairman of Rainbow Push. Jackson is extremely proud of his commitment and services
to Fellowship Chapel, his church home. He is an active member of the National Association of Black Accountants and the NAACP. His philanthropic and charitable activities include Morris Brown College, funding recertification initiative; the Kappa Detroit Foundation; Detroit Delta Foundation; and Homeless Children & Children of Incarcerated Parents and Generation With Promise – student ambassadors for healthy living. Brother Jackson’s entrepreneurial suc- cesses have become international. In Ghana, he was honored and adopted into the Royal Kubbi Ocansey Fam- ily, making him a Regent King. He is involved in two separate Chinese-Amer- ican joint venture corporations in Beijing and Wuhu, China, in the production of tea-based beverages and organic milk. Over the years, Brother Jackson, has received numerous recognitions and awards. The National Association of Au- tomobile Dealers recognized him with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Other awards and recognitions include the NAACP Freedom Award; Black Enter- prise recognized Prestige Automotive for 27 years of success for over a decade,
Prestige Automotive Group received top ranking on Black Enterprise’s “Auto Dealer 100” list and held the number one position for six years. The company also received Mercedes-Benz’s Best of The Best Award, and Brother Jackson received the Michigan Chronicle’s Men of Excellence Award and its Man of the year Award. He was named Black Enterprise’s Dealer of the Year and was featured in Crain’s Detroit Business’ “Largest Minority-Owned Business” publication. He was the Kappa Alpha Psi, Northern Province Founders’ Day Speaker. Brother Jackson has addressed the CRWLC and the Detroit Kappa League. Brother Jackson is a true example of Kappa Achievement. The Detroit Alumni Chapter is proud to call him our own. The Detroit (MI) Alumni Chap- ter and the Northern Province have benefited from his commitment to the Fraternity and our brotherhood during the past 43 years.
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