A well-known black pastor and conservative activist says Tea Party organizers must do more to change the negative perception of the movement, crafted in large part by the mainstream media.

Recently, a column appeared in the Washington Post which painted Tea Party participants as racists. The mainstream media also has given significant airtime to an incident several weeks ago in which Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-Missouri) was allegedly spat upon by a Tea Party protester in Washington, DC.

Bishop Harry Jackson, chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition, has written an article titled "Is Brewing Tea Dangerous?" While he believes the Tea Party movement is a return to foundational American values, he believes it needs to "dispel the idea that it's a new manifestation of older racist movements"...