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In the Name of God, Most Gracious and Merciful
About John-Hassan Jor’dan
John-Hassan Jor’dan is the founder and leader of the Interfaith Action Coalition of America. Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, he attended parochial and public schools in the city. He graduated from the Famous Artist School in Westport, CT, as a commercial artist, designer, and illustrator, where he became a student of a famous illustrator, Norman Rockwell.
Mr. Jor’dan was enlisted in the United States Army, 18th Airborne Corp. (SKY-Dragon) 21st Signal Battalion (the only airborne signal battalion in the U.S.) as a paratrooper in Fort Bragg, NC, with overseas duty in a communication network (A.C.A.N. station) in Livorno, Italy. He was honorably discharged and has traveled extensively in Europe.
In 1961, Mr. Jor’dan joined the Chicago Police Department, where he patrolled the city's streets and shortly became one of the first African-American union representatives for the Fraternal Order of Police for district 007. He became a field-training officer in 1965, teaching people on the ground. In 1969, he was appointed to the ‘’Officer-Friendly Program’’ sponsored by Sears Roebuck Foundation and the Chicago Police Department, working in conjunction with the Archdiocese of Chicago, Hebrew Day School, Lutheran Board of Christian Education, Greek Orthodox School, and Chicago Board of Education. The program provided radio, newspaper, and television interviews, and Officer Jor'dan spoke to thousands of students and teachers around the city.
Officer Jor’dan introduced the ‘’Officer Friendly Program’’ to the Constabulary Department (police) in St. Mary Jamaica, West Indies. He was featured in a textbook entitled “Living in Chicago” and appeared on the “Bozo” children’s show as Officer Friendly. He received many letters of commendation citywide from teachers and principals. He was a runner-up for the Otto Kerner award in community relations, an honorable mention from Dick Tracy's Chester Gould, the illustrator. In 1971, Officer Jor’dan took a sabbatical and became Director Advocate for the Unified Delinquency Intervention Service (UDIS). He provided counseling and tutoring to youth in coordination with the Cook County Department of Corrections, coordinating recreational and special activities for program participants and parents.
Mr. Jor’dan was enlisted in the United States Army, 18th Airborne Corp. (SKY-Dragon) 21st Signal Battalion (the only airborne signal battalion in the U.S.) as a paratrooper in Fort Bragg, NC, with overseas duty in a communication network (A.C.A.N. station) in Livorno, Italy. He was honorably discharged and has traveled extensively in Europe.
In 1961, Mr. Jor’dan joined the Chicago Police Department, where he patrolled the city's streets and shortly became one of the first African-American union representatives for the Fraternal Order of Police for district 007. He became a field-training officer in 1965, teaching people on the ground. In 1969, he was appointed to the ‘’Officer-Friendly Program’’ sponsored by Sears Roebuck Foundation and the Chicago Police Department, working in conjunction with the Archdiocese of Chicago, Hebrew Day School, Lutheran Board of Christian Education, Greek Orthodox School, and Chicago Board of Education. The program provided radio, newspaper, and television interviews, and Officer Jor'dan spoke to thousands of students and teachers around the city.
Officer Jor’dan introduced the ‘’Officer Friendly Program’’ to the Constabulary Department (police) in St. Mary Jamaica, West Indies. He was featured in a textbook entitled “Living in Chicago” and appeared on the “Bozo” children’s show as Officer Friendly. He received many letters of commendation citywide from teachers and principals. He was a runner-up for the Otto Kerner award in community relations, an honorable mention from Dick Tracy's Chester Gould, the illustrator. In 1971, Officer Jor’dan took a sabbatical and became Director Advocate for the Unified Delinquency Intervention Service (UDIS). He provided counseling and tutoring to youth in coordination with the Cook County Department of Corrections, coordinating recreational and special activities for program participants and parents.
Officer Jor’dan also founded the Village Furniture Company, a John H. Jordan Corporation division. As the President and Creative Director, he designed the first African-American furniture motif in the United States, manufactured in the city of Chicago. He was lettered by the United States Patent Office with nine patents and was featured by Mr. Harry Porterfield on “People You Should Know.” Mr. Jor’dan’s designs influenced Witco Corporation of Mount Vernon, Washington, to manufacture their “Tiki” design bedroom motif.
While raising seven children, Mr. Jor’dan was involved in many PTA organizations as president, vice president, and chairman of special committees and other responsibilities of parenthood.
He was invited as a guest on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” in an episode entitled “Why Do Women Bash Men?” and wrote a poem with the same title dedicated to the show in 1993.
Mr. Jor’dan has been blessed with the ability to write poetry. He feels that his style of rhythmic writing that covers history, current events, and the future will influence today's youth.
“RAPP” has captured their rhythmic sense of comprehension. Mr. Jor’dan hopes to give every youth and parent in America a copy of his “One Nation in Submission, One Nation Under God,” a citizen handbook. He hopes that through that book, truth seekers will enjoy and gain critical insight into the state of affairs we are living in today and recapture our God-given nature that He intended us to have before the manipulators of this society and false doctrine robbed us.
The power of inheritance comes through submission−submitting your will to the Creator of the heavens and earth through proper behavior based on righteous principles. Whether you're Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, the basic principles are the same. We are believers submitting to the one God, the Creator of heaven and earth and you!! May God continue to bless you. Peace be with you, your BROTHER.
While raising seven children, Mr. Jor’dan was involved in many PTA organizations as president, vice president, and chairman of special committees and other responsibilities of parenthood.
He was invited as a guest on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” in an episode entitled “Why Do Women Bash Men?” and wrote a poem with the same title dedicated to the show in 1993.
Mr. Jor’dan has been blessed with the ability to write poetry. He feels that his style of rhythmic writing that covers history, current events, and the future will influence today's youth.
“RAPP” has captured their rhythmic sense of comprehension. Mr. Jor’dan hopes to give every youth and parent in America a copy of his “One Nation in Submission, One Nation Under God,” a citizen handbook. He hopes that through that book, truth seekers will enjoy and gain critical insight into the state of affairs we are living in today and recapture our God-given nature that He intended us to have before the manipulators of this society and false doctrine robbed us.
The power of inheritance comes through submission−submitting your will to the Creator of the heavens and earth through proper behavior based on righteous principles. Whether you're Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, the basic principles are the same. We are believers submitting to the one God, the Creator of heaven and earth and you!! May God continue to bless you. Peace be with you, your BROTHER.