Jackson Madison County
African American Chamber of Commerce

Helping Make Great Things Happen in West Tennessee

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The Jackson Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce (JMCAACC) was founded in 1999 as the African American Business Coalition for the purpose of assisting in the growth and development of member businesses. Now more than 10 years later, we have expanded our focus and our membership. Our mission includes economic growth and development of small and member businesses, youth entrepreneurism, and community revitalization. Our members include small businesses, corporations, churches, students and supporters. 


We generally host our monthly Power Breakfast on the third Monday of the month. Join us on the third Monday, May 20th for our Power Breakfast on Accessing Capital with management consultant Cynthia Norwood, Esq., managing director of alt.Consulting -- starting 7:30am at Royal Reeds, 507 Royal in Jackson, TN.  Call 731-424-2030 for more information.

The 12th Annual JEWEL Awards Banquet on February 22, 2013 was a huge success.  Congratulations to our 2013 Jewel Award winner - Jeff Henning of Henning Trucking Company, a 21-year-old business.  Other winners were Dr. Earl Stewart of Family Health Care of Jackson for the Diamond Award for businesses 6-10 years old and Paul Reaves of Reaves Financial Services for our Ruby Award recognizing businesses of 1 to 5 years.  We had great media coverage from the Jackson Sun, West Tennessee Examiner and VIP Jackson. Many thanks and congratulations to our sponsors -- the City of Jackson, Manufacturers Industrial Group, WFKX 96KIX FM, AT&T, West Tennessee Healthcare, WOJG 94.7 FM and AT&T.

The 3rd Annual Celebrity Golf Classic  will be held on September 10, 2013.   Proceeds from the JEWEL Awards Banquet and golf tournament benefit our Follow Me Into Business® youth development program. Since the African American Chamber is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, contributions are tax-deductible. We're already planning for the 2013 tournament.  For more information, contact JMCAACC at 731.424.2030 or aacc@bellsouth.net. 

The "Follow Me Into Business" Summer Program, for ages 12-17, gets underway in June. Sign up at T.R. White Sportsplex in Jackson.  The year-round program meetings are held monthly.  Call Nell Huntspon at 731-422-4431 for more information.


. From June 2009 to June 2010, JMCAACC spearheaded our Envisioning East Jackson initiative. The purpose was to inform and prepare residents and business owners to take part in the government-mandated neighborhood plan for community revitalization. We collaborated with the Jackson Madison County NAACP, 100 Black Men of West Tennessee, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Affordable Housing CDC, Lane College, the City of Jackson Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and city officials.

We held monthly meetings. It was a great opportunity to talk about services needed in the area and the hopes and dreams of residents in the East Jackson community. As a result,

  • •  300 residents took part in community meetings conducted by LRK for the Neighborhood Plan for the Center City District 2 in February, March and April.
  • •  A master developer was selected (9/2010).
  • •  The Historical East Jackson Community Development Corporation was established to promote business development (2/2011).
  • •  Several projects have been approved for commercial and residential development (8/2011).
  • There are opportunities for investment with support for land purchase, infrastructure and other incentives.