2024 Year in Review

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Museum visitors participate in a Music of the Civil Rights workshop during the Martin Luther King Day commemoration.
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Shakeia Taylor (left), Deputy Senior Content Editor at the Chicago Tribune and baseball historian, moderates a lively panel discussion featuring A.J. Andrews, pro softball player & MLB Network host; Amber Sabathia, CAA Baseball Agent and Co-Founder & Executive Director of the PitCCh In Foundation; Mo’ne Davis, aspiring women’s sports owner and former Little League World Series pitcher; and Wendy Lewis, former Senior VP, Diversity and Strategic Alliances, Major League Baseball, during the JRM program Leveling the Playing Field: Women in Baseball.

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Deloitte employees, including JRF Alumnus Rachel Evans '10, lead a panel discussion on professional development during the Mentoring and Leadership Conference.
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JRF Scholars receive a briefing on global conditions while visiting the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City during the 2024 Mentoring and Leadership Conference.
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Members of the JRF class of 2024 celebrate their latest life milestone at the Scholars Recognition Dinner during the Mentoring and Leadership Conference.
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JRF board member and alumnus Christopher Dean '08 presents the JRF Alumni Association Book Award to JRF Scholar Kajia Harlow '24 at the Scholars Recognition Dinner during the Mentoring and Leadershipi Conference.
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JRF Scholar Raymond Doe '26 presents to his fellow Scholars during the Jack Talks plenary of the Mentoring and Leadership Conference.
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JRF alumni host a gathering in Washington, DC. Pictured are, front row (l to r:) Chase Collado ‘20, Whitney Muse ‘08, Eleanor Jewel '01, Simone Eccleston ‘02, Kendra Gaither ’96; back row, (l to r): Ivo Philbert, Vice President, Community Relations, JRF, Ryan Lopez ‘13, Tristan Smith ‘19, and Rayshon Payton ’10.
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JRM hosted Jackie Robinson Day activties at Citi Field in Queens, New York.
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JRF Founder Rachel Robinson is greeted warmly by former New York Mets Mookie Wilson and fans at Citi Field during Jackie Robinson Day commemorations.
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Fans listen intently during a tour at the Jackie Robinson Museum.
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Moderator Renee Washington, PHLY Sports host, ESPN and NWSL Analyst, led ta dynamic conversation between panelists Darian Jenkins, broadcast analyst, former NWSL player, and member of the Black Women’s Player Collective; Danita Johnson, President for Business Operations, DC United; Kia McNeill, Women’s Soccer Head Coach at Brown University; and Bekah Salwasser, Executive Director, Red Sox Foundation and former professional soccer player for the Boston Breakers during the second installment of JRM's Leveling the Playing Field series. This program featured Women in Baseball.
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The Museum celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a special story time and meet-and-greet featuring the children’s book, Call Me Roberto! Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos! with author Nathalie Alonso and illustrator Rudy Gutierrez.
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Students on a field trip practice their long jump stance in the Yaekey Sports Gallery of the Jackie Robinson Museum.
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JRF President and CEO Della Britton is presented a check for $250,000 as part of Capital One's Walk Off Home Run campaign.