About - City Pride Magazine

Behind the scenes

We're a bunch of media nerds: writers, designers, creators, and influencers.

just some snidbits

Meet the Team

Charles leads the team as our Editor-in-chief with over two decades worth of media experience. He has worked with hundreds of businesses in multiple cities, adept at establishing connections and noticing trends. Inspired to spread quality news, he has secured contracts and covered stories with MLB players, city officials, civic leaders, celebrities, and more.

Charles Jackson Jr.

CEO and Editor

Emon has over five years in content development, crafting articles and websites that reflect the hearts of brands and increase sales. With a master’s degree in applied behavior analysis and bachelor’s in psychology, he’s skilled at researching complex topics and putting them into plain language.

Emon johnson

Assistant Editor/ Web Designer

Sheena has several years in broadcast journalism, often serving as the face of the magazine during interviews and news stories. If she’s not in front of the camera, she’s behind it, helping direct our photography and videography.

Sheena hutchinson

Lead Producer

Lance has spent years in the entertainment industry, from working in radio and on podcasts, to fashion shows and music. He’s worked with names such as Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Derick Morris, and Donald Thomas. As a writer, director, singer, and dancer, Lance brings a wealth of experience with him to the team.

lance gardner

Social Media Specialist

Ariyana Griffin

Field Journalist

Sandra connects local businesses, nonprofits, and community leaders to each other and the magazine to streamline collaboration with our partners. She has several years in the nonprofit sector, adept at raising money for charity.

sandra lightner

Community Speacialist

History

About Us

Back in 2006, Charles Jackson Jr. wanted to create a media platform that would give credit to all the good he thought people missed out on.

A Compton native, Charles grew tired of the constant negative coverage of his city and the seemingly lack of collaboration from his neighbors to fix it.

He knew Compton was better than people made it out to be, he’d seen it himself. And he knew people cared and were working to improve things, he’d seen it himself.

Wanting to change how people learned about his city and cities all-around, in an attempt to circulate a new kind of information – a positive kind – Charles began City Pride Magazine.

What we do

We do it all. Write, print, shoot, interview; design, create, model, and host: the whole lot of it. We’re here to give opportunities to the people. You’ve got a message; let’s get it out there.

our mission

To spread quality media and promote positive community growth. We live to capture the good, the bad, and the ugly. We give the people a chance to use their most powerful tool: their voice.