Jackie Robinson Foundation

The Jackie Robinson Foundation provides scholarships & comprehensive career services to college & graduate students. The Jackie Robinson Museum is now open.

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#ThisDayInHistory May 14, 1952–Jackie and Rachel Robinson’s youngest son, David, is born at Doctors Hospital in Manhattan.

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#ThisDayInHistory May 8, 1950–Jackie Robinson appears on the cover of LIFE Magazine.

The story inside, “Jackie Robinson’s Double Play,” focuses not on his baseball career but on the filming of the soon-to-be-released “Jackie Robinson Story,” starring Robinson as himself.

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Join us at the Jackie Robinson Museum on Monday, January 20, 2025 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Learn about the friendship and collaboration between King and Robinson through tours, activities and more.

Link below for tickets.
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Join us TONIGHT from 7pm – 8pm ET as we host a Q & A session to help answer questions that you may have about the official application for the Jackie Robinson Foundation scholarship.

Link below to join.

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Have questions about the JRF Scholarship application? Good news– Foundation staff will be on hand for a drop-in Q & A session to help answer those questions.

The next session is Wednesday, December 18, 2024 from 7pm – 8pm ET. Link below to join.

https://t.co/YMZjQUbnIf

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Wishing you and those you love a beautiful Thanksgiving.

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Attention: Students, families, & educators!

Working on a Jackie Robinson research project ? Get started with videos, FAQs, links to research collections, and a special Q&A series with Sharon Robinson—Jackie and Rachel's daughter.

Link for details.

https://t.co/AfT86UeABO

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📣 Last Day to Apply
Applications due TODAY at 5:00 PM ET.

Emerging educators and museum professionals, join the Museum’s Education Department as an intern this spring to support school and public programming.

Link in bio for details.

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📣 Last Day to Apply
Applications due TODAY at 5:00 PM ET.

Emerging educators and museum professionals, join the Museum’s Education Department as an intern this spring to support school and public programming.

Link below for details.

https://t.co/qjcc2eA1Ch

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Expand the wonders of  your classroom by visiting the Jackie Robinson Museum.

Link below for more details.

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You’re invited to Harlem Community Day at the Jackie Robinson Museum on Saturday, December 7th for a fun-filled afternoon for all ages. Celebrate Jackie Robinson’s decades-long engagement in Harlem!

Info available via link below.

https://t.co/Jh8qtHCrGi

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As the World Series between @Dodgers and @Yankees returns to New York, we reflect on Jackie’s captivating performances over the years in a blog post available the link below.

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The Jackie Robinson Foundation appreciates @CapitalOne for their incredible support of our brilliant and talented scholars.

Oh what a night!

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Visit the Jackie Robinson Museum as we expand hours in celebration of the Historic World Series rivalry between the @Dodgers and @Yankees.

Link below for tickets.

https://t.co/kmiWrEvYkN

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Jackie’s Legacy, Your Leadership

Explore Jackie Robinson’s core leadership traits and how he used them on and off the baseball field in this interactive, Museum Educator-led program.

Link below for details.

https://t.co/UCVLqq3hJb

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History in the Making Right Now in NYC and at the Jackie Robinson Museum:

The Jackie Robinson Rotunda and its exterior facade at the Mets Citi Field is an homage to the Brooklyn Dodgers historic home.

Visit the Jackie Robinson Museum & see a model replica of Ebbets Field.

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Jackie’s Legacy, Your Leadership

Explore Jackie Robinson’s core leadership traits and how he used them on and off the baseball field in this interactive, Museum Educator-led program.

Link below for details.

https://t.co/UCVLqq3hJb

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#OnThisDay October 16, 1968— At the Olympics in Mexico City, Sprinters Tommie Smith & John Carlos, Gold and Bronze medal winners in the 200 meters stand in their spots on top of the podium with their fists raised in a Black Power salute as the United States national anthem plays

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#OnThisDay October 15, 1972–Jackie Robinson throws out the first pitch before Game Two of the World Series between the Oakland A’s and Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati.

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Meet author @Nathalie_Writes and Illustrator Rudy Gutierrez who will discuss their book “Call Me Roberto!” Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos, at the Jackie Robinson Museum on Sunday, October 13 from 1:00-2:30.

Tickets via link https://t.co/eBjHbSxnHU