JRF Welcomes New Donor “Hall of Fame” Members
The Jackie Robinson Foundation is happy to announce that BMO Capital Markets, Major League Baseball, Bloomberg and the Los Angeles Dodgers have reached a significant philanthropic milestone with JRF having each supported our scholarship and leadership development initiative with $1 million or more during the course of the last six years, making them the newest members of JRF’s Donor Hall of Fame.
Jackie Robinson Movie "42" Trailer Released: Watch it Here!
Click here for a thrilling peek at feature film “42,” starring Harrison Ford and Chadwick Boseman , depicting Jackie Robinson’s historic entry into Major League Baseball that changed America’s greatest pastime and laid the foundation for the modern civil rights movement. The Legendary Pictures film is scheduled for release by Warner Brothers on April 12, 2013.
Congratulations to the Class of 2012!
Four years ago, 82 incoming freshmen were selected as Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars. Eighteen Scholars of this class graduated with Honors (e.g. summa cum laude, magna cum laude, or cum laude), with close to 25% pursuing graduate studies. Forty-five percent reported that they have found full-time employment.
Happy Birthday Rachel Robinson!
Jackie Robinson Foundation Founder Rachel Robinson celebrated her 90th birthday on July 19th. The wife of baseball and civil rights great Jackie Robinson received tributes from politicians, celebrities, close friends and family. To learn more about the life and extraordinary accomplishments of Rachel Robinson, Click Here.
Extra Innings Fellows Announced
JRF has announced the new class of Extra Innings Fellows for 2012. (pictured above l-r:) Ashley Bailey, Elizabeth Gil, Rebecca Gilmore and Candace Walker will pursue their advanced degrees in the areas of law, education, economic policy and criminal justice. The EI program was created to help highly motivated JRF Scholars overcome one of the biggest challenges to their careers–the cost of advanced professional or graduate training. Fellows receive up to $10,000 per year.
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Akeem Bailey
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Hometown: St. Albans (Queens), NY
School: University Pennsylvania
Major: International Relations
Class: Junior
Sponsor: MLB/Mets
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Ashley Burch
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Hometown: Glendale, AZ
School: Occidental College
Major: Film
Class: Junior
Sponsor: MLB/Arizona Diamondbacks
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Symone Everett-Day
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Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
School: Florida A&M
Major: Nursing
Class: Junior
Sponsor: MLB/Milwaukee Brewers
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Ma-Eyongerie Frambo
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Hometown: New Hope, MN
School: University of Minnesota
Major: Human Resources Development
Class: Junior
Sponsor: MLB/Minnesota Twins
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Taylor Moore
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Hometown: Chicago, IL
School: Yale University
Major: Music Performance (Drums) and Production
Class: Senior
Sponsor: Sheila C. Johnson Foundation
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Raymond Nelson
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Hometown: Cleveland, OH
School: Carleton College
Major: Sociology/Anthropology
Class: Junior
Sponsor: MLB/ Cleveland Indians
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Raymond Nelson
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School: Carleton College
Major: Sociology/Anthropology
Class: Junior
Sponsor: MLB/ Cleveland Indians
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Charles Nwaogu
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Hometown: Houston, TX
School: University of Texas at Austin
Major: Government
Class: Sophomore
Sponsor: New Era Cap
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Vanessa Obas
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Hometown: Pembroke, FL
School: Yale University
Major: Biology & Political Science
Class: Senior
Sponsor: Unilever
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Hometown: Worchester, MA
Hometown: Little Saigon in Garden Grove, CA
School: USCJRF Alumna Brittany Williams Receives Goldman Sachs City Fellowship
JRF Alumna Brittany Williams has received the prestigious City Fellowship from Goldman Sachs. Williams, a JRF/Con Edison Scholar, graduated from the University of Virginia in 2010 with a degree in Systems Engineering.
JRF Benefits from BMO Capital Markets' Equity Through Education Trading Day
The Jackie Robinson Foundation will once again benefit from BMO Capital Markets "Equity Through Education" charitable initiative. The donation to JRF and seven other North American organizations represents commissions earned on all institutional equity trades executed by BMO Capital Markets in Canada and the U.S. on October 4, 2011.
JRF Mourns the Death of Painter Leroy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman, the artist known for his impressionistic works of some of the world's best-known sporting figures and events, died Wednesday. He was 91. Although his paintings captured everything from U.S. presidents to jazz musicians, it was Neiman’s unique paintings of the sports’ world, that brought motion and emotion to the canvas.
JRF Alumnus Imo Nse Imeh releases new book on African women's beauty culture
Artist, author and JRF Alumnus Imo Nse Imeh has released an exciting new book about African women's beauty culture and aesthetic philosophy, titled: Daughters of Seclusion: The Revelation of the Ibibio "Fattened Bride" as the Icon of Beauty and Power . This unique project maps the historical trajectory of a traditional sorority and institution of womanhood in southeast Nigeria known as "mbopo."
MLB and Scholastic Announce Grand Prize Winners of Breaking Barriers Essay Contest
Major League Baseball and Scholastic announced that Raeya Ponugoti, a fifth grader from Indianapolis, Indiana, and Peter Hanhan, a ninth grade student from Valrico, Florida, were selected as Grand Prize winners of the 2012 Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life Essay Contest. Both students were selected from thousands of essays submitted for this year's contest. Hanhan is the inaugural Grand Prize winner of the new high school component to the Breaking Barriers essay contest for ninth grade students.
