JRF Scholar Spotlight – Chestan James
Personal Reflection: Last Summer, I traveled to Ghana to participate in a service-learning program where I worked with communities affected by child trafficking and child…
January 24, 2020
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Mentoring & Leadership Conference 2020
February 28 – March 3, 2020 New York Marriott Marquis 1535 Broadway New York, NY 10036 Map In addition to the year-round individual mentoring, JRF…
January 6, 2020
MLB Supporting Jackie Robinson’s Legacy in a major way
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists of 30 member clubs in the U.S. and…
June 12, 2019
BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Donates $2.24M To The Jackie Robinson Foundation
Largest individual gift donated by an alumnus New York, New York, March 1, 2019 – The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) has announced the largest-ever individual…
March 1, 2019
Jackie Robinson Foundation to Honor Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr., Maverick Carter, and Kris Bowers at Annual Robie Awards Dinner
Jackie Robinson Foundation to Honor Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr., UNINTERRUPTED & Springhill Entertainment CEO Maverick Carter, and Award-winning Pianist/Composer Kris Bowers at Annual…
February 14, 2019
In Memorium: Frank Robinson
The Jackie Robinson Foundation mourns the loss of Frank Robinson, who passed away at the age of 83 on February 7, 2019. “Frank Robinson was…
February 8, 2019The Jackie Robinson Centennial Celebration
The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) will commemorate the 100th birthday of its namesake with a year-long schedule of events in 2019 that will benefit the…
January 30, 2019
Jackie Robinson Foundation’s New Scholar Orientation – 2019
The Jackie Robinson Foundation’s New Scholar Orientation (NSO) is a three-day conference that offers workshops andactivities focused on the high school to college transition for…
January 6, 2019
JRF Alumni Spotlight: Arthur Hayes ’08
Arthur Hayes ’08 has built his career around currency — cryptocurrency to be precise. You could say that money makes his world go round. So,…
October 10, 2018
JRF Alumni: Spotlight on Tia Robertson ’02
When Tia Robertson was a JRF Scholar she had the same career goal as her roommate at the annual Mentoring & Leadership Conference: to become…
September 20, 2018
JRF Alum Builds a “Thriving” Business
Nick Green, ‘07 envisions a world where everyone has access to affordable, healthy food. He and his co-founders are turning that vision into a reality…
August 6, 2018
BMO Capital Markets becomes a JRF Scholarship Sponsors
BMO Capital Markets is a North American-based financial services provider with approximately 2,400 professionals in 30 locations around the world. We work with mid-sized to…
June 21, 2018