The Jackie Robinson Foundation salutes a woman of enduring strength, grace, and fortitude as she marks her 100th birthday. With a legacy rooted in philanthropy, her unwavering generosity has helped thousands of deserving young people to realize their potential and impact other lives. Join us in honoring an iconic American hero whose pioneering story of resilience and compassion will inspire generations to come.
Our thoughts and condolences are with the family of our country’s 39th president, Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived president in our history and winner of the…
December 30, 2024What does a member of the U.S. Congress, an NFL coach, and the director of a crime lab have in common? They are all alumni…
October 8, 2024It’s safe to say that JRF Alumnus and MIT graduate Keith Bevans ’95 is a wunderkind. As a kid, he was an electronics whiz tinkering…
October 8, 2024Entering her junior year at Spellman College in Atlanta, Geogia, JRF Scholar and 2024 Spike Lee Youth Motivation Award winner Kayla Brown, majoring in Biology…
October 8, 2024October is always a transitional month in baseball and off the field, bringing the change of season and the “Fall Classic” a.k.a., the World Series….
October 8, 2024Throughout the 1960s, Jackie Robinson and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. maintained a close friendship that was bound by their shared commitment to…
January 20, 2025The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) mourns the passing of influential jazz and pop music legend, civil rights activist and beacon of possibility Quincy Jones on…
November 5, 2024
