Background
Sharon Robinson was born on January 13, 1950, in New York City, New York, United States. She is a daughter of Jackie Robinson, a baseball player, and Rachel Isum Robinson.
Sharon Robinson (left) with her family, Jesse (middle) and her dearest mom, Rachel.
Robinson received her Bachelor's degree from Howard University.
Robinson received her Master's degree from Columbia University.
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Sharon Robinson was born on January 13, 1950, in New York City, New York, United States. She is a daughter of Jackie Robinson, a baseball player, and Rachel Isum Robinson.
Robinson received her Bachelor's degree from Howard University in 1973 and Master's from Columbia University in 1976. She went on to earn a post-Master's Certificate in Teaching from the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania and received honorary doctorates from: Medaille College (1998), Dowling College (2004), and Monmouth College (2005).
Sharon Robinson had a 20-year career as a nurse-midwife and educator. She taught in such prestigious universities as: Yale, Columbia, Howard, and Georgetown and is Vice Chairman of the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
Later she became the educational consultant for Major League Baseball. She manages "Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life", a baseball-themed national character education curriculum that helps empower students to face obstacles in their lives.
Robinson is also the author of many works of fiction and nonfiction. She has written several widely praised books about her father, baseball legend Jackie Robinson, including "Jackie's Nine: Jackie Robinson's Values to Live By", "Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America", "Jackie Robinson: American Hero" (children's biography), and picture books "Testing the Ice", illustrated by Kadir Nelson and "Jackie's Gift: A True Story of Christmas, Hanukkah", illustrated by EB Lewis. Sharon's other books include novels: "Safe at Home" and "Slam Dunk!". In January 2014, "Under The Same Sun", illustrated by AG Ford, was published by Scholastic.
Robinson currently lives in Sarasota, Florida and New York City.
Robinson is an adherent of Baptism.
Sharon Robinson has been a member of board of directors of the American College of Nurse-Midwives and Jackie Robinson Foundation.
Sharon Robinson was married twice, but both marriages ended. She has a son Jesse Simms.