Jim was born in Yonkers, New York, the son of Bishop William and Etta Jackson. He is a graduate of Charles E. Gorton High School, where he received All-American honors in basketball. After being highly sort after by universities nation-wide, Jim chose New Mexico State University where he majored in Personnel Management, and has since obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Ministry from Bibleway Institute of New England, and a Masters and Doctorate Degree in Theology from the Open Bible Institute and Theological Seminary. He also received All-American honors in basketball while at New Mexico State. After college he was drafted by the Kansas City Kings of the National Basketball Association, and also played for the Detroit Pistons. Upon the completion of his basketball career Jim began a very successful coaching career at Albert Leonard Middle School in New Rochelle, where he compiled a 32-2 record over two (2) years. From Albert Leonard he became Head Coach and a full-time teacher at New Rochelle High School. Jim lead them to an impressive 128-15 record over five (5) years, a New York State Section I Championship, and four (4) straight Conference I championships. He later began a seven (7) year coaching career at Iona College in New Rochelle, as their Assistant Basketball Coach. Shortly after retirement from Iona College, Jim continued coaching at Leake & Watts High School in Yonkers where head them to two straight Class D Section I Championships, and The Team Sportsmanship of the Award in the same season.

After leaving Iona College Jim became Program Coordinator at Nepperhan Community Center in Yonkers where he now serves as their Executive Director, responsible for all agency staff and programs. He hosts their Voices of the Community Cable Television show, which is aired on Wednesday evenings at 10:30pm on channel 18. Jim is also the founder of the Yonkers Midnight Basketball, and the Say Yes To Life Basketball Programs. Since assuming the leadership of Nepperhan Community Center, he has been responsible for creating numerous new programs including the 125 member Nepperhan Youth Corp, a violence prevention program which features one of the Metropolitan areas top drum and bugle corps. The addition of an outdoor basketball court which is now home of the Yonkers Midnight Basketball Program, a major food drive to feed the hungry, a Black Tie Gala, a walk-a-thon, the creation of the states first Parent Teacher Student Association sponsored by a community based organization, five Youth Tackle Football teams, the largest provider of afterschool programs in Yonkers and the surrounding area., and is currently working on a project to expand the Nepperhan Community Center to a new site location.

Dr. Bostic is the author of the book “Daily Words of Encouragement To Live By.” Currently, Dr. Bostic serves as the Founder/Senior Pastor of The New Beginnings International House of Worship since Dec. 2020. He is also a former member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Yonkers for over 55 years, while there he served as the Chairmen of the Board of Trustees, former President of their Men’s Ministry, former Teacher in their Bible Institute, and Director of their Youth Church Ministry. He was also a former  member of the Union Baptist Church in New Rochelle, where he served as Youth Pastor, and an instructor in their Kingdom Empowerment Classes. Also as part of Jim’s ministry he has teaches Bible study at Valhalla Correctional Facility in Westchester County, he ministers to inmates throughout New York State Correctional Institutions, and his agency serves as an After-Care Facility for inmates released from prison. Elder Dr. Bostic who was ordained both at Union Baptist Church in New Rochelle in 2014, and also at Bethany Baptist Church in Lindenwold New Jersey in 2015. Currently he serves as the Senior Pastor of the New Beginnings International House of Worship in Yonkers, in which he began. Jim was also the Business Manager of the Gospel Recording group The Sound of Hope. Jim was inducted in the Yonkers Sports Hall of Fame in 1987, the Westchester County Sports Hall of Fame in 1994, the Rucker Professional Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007 and the New Rochelle Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. And the Bob Douglas Sports Hall of Fame in 2019. He has been the recipient of numerous awards which include The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award, Outstanding Young Men of America, Outstanding Teachers of America, Commendations from The City of Yonkers, County of Westchester, State of New York, State of New Mexico, the United States Congress, The Ossie Davis Award, The Champion of Human Rights Awsard,  numerous Community Service Awards, and many more. He also serves as a member of the Mayor’s Education Advisory Committee, a former member of the Board of  Directors of the Sharing Community, Co-Chairman of the Faith Based Health Initiative, The Drug Free Advisory Committee, the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Committee, the Gang Task Force, former member of the African American Advisory Board of Westchester County, former Chairman of the Workforce Investment Board Youth Council, and currently Founder/Chairman of the City of Yonkers Violence/Gang Prevention Coalition, the Board of Directors of St. John’s Riverside Hospital, Mayor Mike Spano’s Advisory Committee, the Chairman of the Hudson Valley After School Network, Chairman of the Lower Hudson Valley My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, a former board member of the Yonkers Chamber of Commerce, the Westchester County Health Equity Committee, The Westchester County Probation Advisory Board, the St. John’s Hospital Health Equity Committee, and many more. He is happily married to the former Pearlie Goodman, and they are proud parents of two children Donica, and Jim Jr (deceased), both young adults and three grandchildren. Jim’s entire adult life has been dedicated to the service of youth their families, people who are in need, and the cause of racial equality.