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ther donors across ns and diverse g Black alumni and nd past members of f Trustees , reached sts : Would Fordham mitment to include in need of tuition e accept donations And would we agree ng program for firstf all backgrounds ?
About George Jackson ’ 76
The answer was not only a resounding and grateful “ yes ,” but also that we knew the perfect candidate for whom to name this new initiative .
Thus was born the George Jackson Initiative , honoring the cherished memory of George Jackson ’ 76 ( RIP ). George was Tim Brosnan ’ s classmate and lifelong friend ; the former President of Motown Records ; a past Fordham Prep Trustee and Hall of Honor inductee ; and namesake of the George Jackson Academy .
Jackson grew up in Harlem and attended Bishop Kelley Junior High , where he met his future Prep classmate Brosnan , with whom he forged an extraordinary bond . While the two went their separate ways after high school-- Jackson to Harvard and Brosnan to Georgetown-- the friendship created in junior high and reinforced on Rose Hill never wavered . George Jackson passed away in 2000 after a severe stroke .