On Saturday, September 19th, Jackson lost his life after courageously saving his sister from her kayak after it flipped over on Lake Norman in North Carolina.
Jackson was a 21 year old, third generation senior at North Carolina A&T State University where he was heavily involved in several organizations including being a Chatham-White Scholar, the North Carolina A&T Student Government Association’s Executive Treasurer for the 2025-26 school year, and a member of the Beta Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.
Jackson was also the eldest brother to 7 of his siblings, whom his family said he loved deeply.
Pulse family, please take a moment to send your condolences to a student leader who is gone too soon 🕊️💙
It is happening, though. And unfortunately not just young Black men. Firmly grown and middle aged ones, too. It’s the same type of dissonance that makes white women cling to whiteness over womanhood. When the rubber meets the road, people lean to their perceived advantages.
The elders ate so bad with “I ain’t gotta do shit but stay black and die.” Like we have got to find our way back to putting an end to shit immediately.
God is really my friend. My guy, for real. I go to bed wondering how I’ll make it through tomorrow, and somehow He lets me rest, wakes me to the beauty of a new day, and carries me through it too. Life feels worth living again. He really hears me.