Darnell Jackson is a Executive Director and Founder at Eastside Redevelopment Task Force Inc. Colleagues describe him as "Darnell Jackson is a man with great integrity, outstanding pride in his city, and the needed motivation to make a change for the residents of the East Side of Buffalo. I feel more people need to connect with him to see what he is doing for our city." and "Mr. Jackson is a strong advocate for the downtrodden and disenfranchised, and provides a voice for them through the organizations he is involved in and created, as well as, through his journalism, writing an insightful column for the Challenger Newspaper where his voice resonates with hope, inspiration and wisdom. The City of Buffalo is a much better place to live because of his activism and advocacy."