Read the latest news, updates and stories from the Jackie Robinson Museum.
Programs & Events
06/27/2024
Get the scoop on spring programs like Jackie Robinson Day, professional development for NYC Public Schools, and our panel on Women in Soccer, the second event of our Leveling the Playing Field series!
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Jackie's Story
06/18/2024
Dig into the intersecting careers of barrier breaking athletes turned tournament teammates Jackie Robinson and Althea Gibson.
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Jackie's Story
05/14/2024
Jackie Robinson visits Birmingham, Alabama in May 1963 to lend support to protestors attempting to desegregate the city.
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Jackie's Story
04/15/2024
Learn the story Jackie Robinson Day and celebrate Robinson’s historic achievement on the baseball diamond every April 15.
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Jackie's Story
04/09/2024
Find out how Jackie Robinson found ways to contribute to the life and culture of New York City off the baseball field.
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News
04/03/2024
The Jackie Robinson Museum has partnered with KultureCity® to implement staff training, new signage, and additional resources that will better accommodate visitors with sensory needs.
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Programs & Events
02/20/2024
At the top of the year, public programming was in full swing at the Jackie Robinson Museum with an MLK Day celebration, our inaugural Leveling the Playing Field panel, and a Parent Coordinator Open House.
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Jackie's Story
01/08/2024
Jackie Robinson and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. maintained a close friendship that was bound by their shared commitment to the Civil Rights Movement.
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Jackie's Story
12/14/2023
How did Jackie Robinson respond to a young child, full of patriotic hope for the United States, when Robinson himself had almost none left?
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Programs & Events
11/20/2023
Fall programs welcomed special guests including Sonya Pankey Robinson, Lindsay Berra, and none other than Mrs. Rachel Robinson!
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Jackie's Story
11/03/2023
As Black players joined the Dodgers and their minor-league affiliates, they would have a place to stay with the team as equals.
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Jackie's Story
10/02/2023
Jackie Robinson lent his support to a pivotal civil rights campaign in America’s oldest city.
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