Rev. C.L. Jackson Dies at 80; Walmart to Stop Selling ‘Bulletproof’ Shirts (UCNN 12/21/16)

Urban Christian News Network

1. Houston Chronicle - The Rev. C.L. Jackson, longtime pastor of the domed Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Fifth Ward, was known as one of the old bulls of Houston’s aging guard of black, Baptist preachers. A registered Republican, he also was his own man. When Minister Louis Farrakhan was making a stop in Houston ahead of the 1995 Million Man March, thousands showed up at Pleasant Grove because Jackson was the first to agree to host the Nation of Islam leader. Jackson also traveled to several African countries with President Bill Clinton, was appointed to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice by Gov. Rick Perry and took the microphone at conservative radio host Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally in 2010 at the Lincoln Memorial. His Christian evangelistic ministry spanned more than 50 years and from the streets and prisons to published books and radio broadcasts. This pillar of Fifth Ward died Sunday. He was 80. 2. WashPost - The president of the national Fraternal Order of Police, the country’s largest police organization, on Tuesday asked Walmart to stop selling t-shirts and sweatshirts which say “Black Lives Matter” and “Bulletproof” on the department store’s website. On Tuesday night, Walmart said it would remove the shirts which say “Bulletproof,” but not the “Black Lives Matter” shirts.