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Dr. Cheryl “Action” Jackson is an author, speaker, television host and a multi-million dollar successful social entrepreneur. Just as her nickname suggests, Cheryl Jackson is a woman of action! This matriarch has struggled from experiencing hunger to providing more than 23 million meals to children and families through her award-winning organization, Minnie’s Food Pantry, a charity she founded to honor her mother, the late Dr. Minnie Hawthorne-Ewing.
Under Jackson’s leadership, her staff and volunteers have provided over six million meals and have expanded operations from a small 500 square foot building to an over 28,000 square foot building of love and hope for the hungry.
Jackson has been recognized by Oprah Winfrey, Mark Cuban, and Mark Burnett for her successes as an individual and her dedication to her community support of her charity. She has appeared on The Ellen Show and she and #TeamMinnies were the first winners of the American Bible Challenge game show. Dr. Jackson has appeared on Good Morning America where she was honored with the Hometown Hero Award by singer Rihanna, Steve Martin and Jim Parsons who also came to serve with her. She has been recognized and featured nationally in Essence, Jet Magazine, ABC News, NBC, CBS The Talk, Oprah Winfrey.com, TBN and The Steve Harvey Show.
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She resides in Texas with her husband of 37 years. She has two sons and 6 incredibly beautiful grandchildren. Most importantly Jackson loves God and she gives him all the praise for the doors that have been closed and opened in her life.
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Follow Action on Twitter: @CherylAction
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Website: www.minniesfoodpantry.org
