Jack and Jill in the News
We like to keep our members, our partners/sponsors and our communities informed of the impact that Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated is having nationwide! If you have a media-related inquiry for internal and/or external purposes, please contact Candace Moore at cmoore@jack-and-jill.org. Please visit us at @jackandjillinc on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (see our live Twitter feed below). We look forward to hearing from you!
PRESS RELEASES
Jack and Jill In the News/Press Releases
February 22, 2023 – WUSA 9 Great Day Washington Interview (NP Kornisha)
February 9, 2023 – The Afro American “Black Philanthropic Powerhouse Jack and Jill of America Celebrates 85 Years of Fellowship and Service”
January 24, 2023 – New York Amsterdam News “Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Celebrates 85th Founders’ Day”
January 24, 2023 – Joe Madison Radio Show Call-In (NP Kornisha)
January 23, 2023 – NBC 4 Washington Interview (NP Kornisha): “It’s All About the Children”
January 15, 2023 – Philadelphia Inquirer “Jack and Jill of America Has Been Shaping the Lives of Black Children for 85 Years”
January 11, 2023 – PR Newswire Press Release (National) “Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated Celebrates 85th Founders’ Day on January 24”
2022 Press Releases
November 1, 2022 – Jack and Jill of America Charters 10 New Chapters in 2022
October 27, 2022 – Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Charters Greater Lake Allatoona Chapter
October 10, 2022 – New Jack and Jill Chapter in Aiken County
August 11, 2022 – 45th National Convention News Coverage
August 10, 2022 – Boys& Girls clubs of America Teams Up with Jack and Jill of America, Inc. to Strengthen and Diversify Club Leadership for America’s Youth
August 8, 2022 – Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Re-Elects National President Kornisha McGill Brown for Second Term as 2022-2024 National Executive Board Installed
July 21, 2022 – Bristol Myers Squibb Teams Up with Jack and Jill of America, Inc. to Expand Tomorrow’s Innovators Program
July 8, 2022 – Susan L. Taylor Announced as Jack and Jill of America’s 2nd Honorary Member
June 29, 2022 – Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Announces 45th National Convention July 26-31 in Orlando, FL
May 25, 2022 – An Open Letter About Recent Mass Shootings from National President Kornisha McGill Brown
May 5, 2022 – USTA Partners with Jack and Jill of America to Bring Tennis to its Members
May 3, 2022 – National Youth Trip Tulsa News Coverage
April 22, 2022 – Jack and Jill of America Preparing to Host National Youth Trip in Tulsa, OK, April 29-May 1
April 7, 2022 – National President Statement on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s US Supreme Court Confirmation
February 25, 2022 – National Executive Board Statement on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s US Supreme Court Nomination
2021 Press Releases
December 9, 2021 – WW Sponsors JJ Home for the Holidays Virtual Celebration
October 2, 2021 – In Memoriam: Jack and Jill of America Inc. Ninth National President Dr. Mirian Chivers Shropshire, MD
September 24, 2021 – National Executive Board Response to UNICEF’s Statement on Haitian Women and Children at US Border
September 14, 2021 – 8th Biennial On the Hill Summit 2021
July 19, 2021 – Jack and Jill, Inc. Partners with Morehouse and Spelman Colleges in Teen Summer Enrichment Programs
July 13, 2021 – Jack and Jill, Inc. & Natural Grocers Partnership donates $130,000+ to HBCU Students
June 24, 2021 – Jack and Jill of America Foundation Achieves Major Philanthropic Successes during 2020-2021
Social Media Releases
Social Media Releases
August 4, 2022 – Homecoming Night: HBCU Tribute at 45th National Convention
March 1, 2022 – National President Kornisha McGill Brown Invited to White House in Recognition of Black History Month
October 1, 2021 – Jack and Jill Inc. Moms/HBCU Grads land major promotions at Disney and Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media
September 29, 2021 – Howard University student panel speak to On the Hill 2021 Teen Attendees about HBCUs and college preparation
September 27, 2021 – WE ARE H-B-C-U READY!!! video chant by young “Jills” of JJ North Suburban Atlanta Chapter at their Jack and Jill Day “HBCU Tailgate Experience”
September 27, 2021 – JJ North Suburban Atlanta Chapter Family – The McAllisters – represent Morehouse and Spelman Colleges
September 16, 2021 – Morehouse College freshman spotlight of Richard Chandler – former Mid-Western Region Teen President
August 18, 2021 – Meet the Singletons – one of our Jack and Jill, Inc. Families