The voices of those who stood with him, and the mission that continues in his name.
Those who stood alongside him — in the pulpit and the public square — rose to remember him.
He did speak truth to power, but he spoke the truth because he understood power. He understood that he had the power to lift people up.
Stacey AbramsFounder, Fair Fight
Reginald Jackson understood that the gospel is a matter of life and death, and that’s why he held power accountable.
Senator Reverend Raphael WarnockUnited States Senate, Georgia
When he wielded the truth to destroy the denial of racial profiling in New Jersey… his life was threatened for it, and he didn’t just expose it, but it led to the passage of laws.
Senator Jon OssoffUnited States Senate, Georgia
Bishop Jackson did more sitting down than most preachers do standing up.
Rev. Dr. Jamal BryantSenior Pastor, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church
He didn’t wear a cloak of righteousness, but did the work of righteousness.
Rev. Al SharptonFounder, National Action Network
Bishop Jackson worked to get people into buildings… the buildings that will build our communities up instead of breaking them down.
Representative Jasmine CrockettU.S. House of Representatives, Texas
He was a balanced preacher, concerned about the power of true anointing.
Bishop Donald Hilliard
Longfellow could have been describing my friend Reggie Jackson when he said, ‘Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us footprints on the sands of time.’ Thank God for the footprints left by our friend and brother.
Rev. Dr. DeForest SoariesPastor-Emeritus, First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens
You need to know, Regina and Seth, that your father lived the kind of prophetic and chief pastor life that in him, and all that he represented, the Apocrypha and the Protestant Bible come together.
Rev. Dr. William WatleyPastor-Emeritus, Saint Philip AME Church
A compilation from Bishop Jackson’s last day as pastor of Saint Matthew AME Church, Orange, New Jersey.
After Bishop Jackson’s passing, his daughter Regina was reached by people across the country and around the world — from New Jersey and California to Uganda and Malawi — telling her something she had never known. Again and again, former students revealed that he had quietly paid their college tuition out of his own pocket, asking for no credit and telling no one. Some are now in medical school because of a gift he never spoke of.
Moved by this hidden history of generosity, Regina established a scholarship to formalize and continue his mission — lifting others through education, leadership, and justice.
for Leadership & Justice
The inaugural scholarship was awarded on June 28, 2026, following a competitive application process — the first of many students who will carry his vision into the next generation.
Giving and application links to be added
The tributes above were offered by those who served alongside him. If Bishop Jackson touched your life, you are invited to add your voice.