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Programs & Events

Off-Season Report: Winter Programs at JRM

03/25/2025

Catch up on the Museum’s winter events, including MLK Day, Leveling the Playing Field: Women in Basketball, Jackie Robinson and Black Baseball, and hosting NYC Public School educators.

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Jackie's Story

An Afternoon of Jazz

02/03/2025

Jackie and Rachel Robinson were lovers of jazz. In 1963, they channeled their appreciation for great music into support for the ongoing fight for racial equality.

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Jackie's Story

Jackie Robinson’s Retirement

01/03/2025

At the beginning of 1957, Jackie Robinson announced his retirement from baseball. How he did so earned him both friends and enemies.

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Jackie Robinson’s Addisleigh Park

11/27/2024

In 1949, Jackie and Rachel Robinson moved to the Addisleigh Park section of the St. Albans neighborhood in Queens, a vibrant hub for notable Black New Yorkers.

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Jackie and the 1964 Republican National Convention

10/21/2024

In 1964, Jackie Robinson faced disappointment and frustration as Barry Goldwater earned the presidential nomination at the 1964 Republican Convention, but continued to fight for racial equality both inside and outside of electoral politics.

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Freedom National Bank

09/24/2024

60 years ago, Jackie Robinson joined a team of white and Black businessmen to found Freedom National Bank. For over 25 years, the bank provided the Harlem community with access to financial services often denied to African Americans.

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