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Jackson opened Hank’s Mini Market in Hyde Park in 1997 when South L.A. businesses were fleeing following the riots.

His daughter Kelli redesigned the store into a thriving community hub offering fresh produce and hosting neighborhood events and cultural tributes.

Jackson’s decision to own rather than rent the property enabled his family’s business to survive economic downturns and the pandemic.

Henry “Hank” Jackson, proprietor and patriarch of family-owned Hank’s Mini Market, a community hub in Hyde Park, has died at 85.

Jackson died last month at his home in View Park-Windsor Hills, according to his family.

Born in Shreveport, La., and raised in Dallas, Jackson moved to Los Ang

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