Dr. Cheryl "Action" Jackson: From Hidden Hunger to 34 Million Meals and Oprah Winfrey in the Room
Dr. Cheryl "Action" Jackson, founder of Minnie's Food Pantry, shares how her own hidden struggle with hunger as a young mother became an organization that has served over 34 million meals. She reflects on the isolation of leadership, the eight-year pursuit that brought Oprah Winfrey to her stage, and why she chooses priority over balance.
Jackson's personal story of hiding hunger from friends and family as a young mother, and how her father's death led her to found Minnie's Food Pantry as a way to honor her parents
Her philosophy that "hunger has no ZIP code" and her approach to dignifying…
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