MY DAY: MAE JACKSON – GRACE UNDER FIRE

A key feature of the America idea is the opportunity to make a designing difference in your space and time on this earth.  Rare these days is a personality that finds new aspirations in a chosen beloved field and remain true to it for decades.  Law enforcement, however filled with turmoil and questionable issues, is necessary indeed and essential.

Mae Jackson stopped by The Dallas Post Tribune offices last week.  Somewhere along the way we heard that she was once a dispatcher. Really?  So, who is Mae Jackson?   First of all, we hear very little about the all important job dispatchers play in our concrete jungle lives twenty(24)four hours a day. Well, in my one-on-one with Mae Jackson, that hearsay is true.  Mae Jackson’s entry into law enforcement started as a police department dispatcher in Cockrill Hill, Texas. Here is an intriguing view into her past.  After graduating from high school in Lovington, New Mexico, Mae Jackson flirted with modeling professionally, which is a natural course to be on when you are five feet, nine inches, with “ looks unlimited” from an inter-racial marriage, i.e., Spanish Dad, Black Mother. Austin Community College made her a Texan.  She entered the Sheriff Academy in Dallas County, when the classes had a female ratio of maybe one(1%)percent. The conversation picked up steam with the job she had at the Dallas County Jail for five(5)years, midnight shift.  As Bailiff for over three(3)years, taking inmates from jail to courts,  she was highly noticed by attorneys, camera crews and the District Attorney’s office.

One of the camera men on “The Ester Davis Show”, first told me about Mae Jackson while covering a story for another network.

Mae Jackson pilots an important cause with a purpose.  She believes in the institution of marriage and family.  She is passionate about community and diversity.  With her parents as mentors she shared some insight into her community involvements.  She plans a ‘give-away’ of bridal gowns in the near future.  So look here for that information.

In fact, look for much more from Mae Jackson.  As the first African American in the District Attorney’s Office,  Deputy Chief Investigator Dallas County, now retired, her sites are still set in her chosen field of law enforcement. Seeking higher ground because of her commitment and positive leadership, heads up for “Mae Jackson for Constable”, Precinct One, Dallas County.   Sounds like a good fit for Dallas County.

And thanks. . . to all those dedicated dispatchers out there.  You are the greatest!!!

Ester Davis can be reached at www.esterday.com.  JOIN!!  us on the “red carpet” at the NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet.