EDITORIAL: Jackie Robinson Day celebrated at Citi Field with Rachel Robinson in attendance

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On April 15 in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. We were informed that his widow , Rachel Robinson, 101, would be in attendance at Citi Field to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on April 15 of this year in the second Black Legacy Game. Many Americans are fully aware of Robinson’s achievements on and off the field, but might not know much about his widow. Born Rachel Annette Isum on July 19, 1922, she is a former professor and registered nurse. Since Jackie’s death, she has been tirelessly committed to keeping her husband’s legacy active through the Jackie Robinson Foundation.

In 1959, she earned her master’s degree in psychiatric nursing from New York University and later worked in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Department of Social and Community Psychiatry for five years. Subsequently, she became an assistant professor at Yale School of Nursing and later director of nursing at the Connecticut Mental Health Center.

Rachel Robinson was not about to rest on Jackie’s or her own laurels. We were at Citi Field this April 15 with hopes of being in her immediate presence as she has been for so many Americans. Amsterdam News is renowned for its reporting of the news of the day from a Black perspective for 113 years. Donors who choose to give monthly or annually will receive Amsterdam News’ Weekly E-Edition and acclaimed free weekday newsletter Editorially Black delivered by email.

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