Then the winners will be announced at an event at the Stonewall Inn sometime in May, alongside Yankees senior vice president and general manager Brian Cashman and senior vice president and assistant general manager Jean Afterman.įinally, the Yankees-Stonewall Scholarship winners will gather at Yankee Stadium on June 25 for a pregame ceremony prior to the team’s 7:05 p.m. The five winners of the $10,000 scholarships representing each borough will be chosen by April 30th. There will be five finalists from the Bronx and five from each of the city’s other four boroughs, and they will meet with the panel at the end of the month.
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The statement says the panel was to begin work Wednesday on selecting 25 NYC public school students who have “demonstrated academic achievement, a commitment to equality and impactful support for the LGBTQ community.” as announced by the Yankees in a statement emailed to Outsports and other media on Tuesday, is also aimed at commemorating the 50th anniversary of Stonewall. The $50,000 Yankees-Stonewall Scholars Initiative.
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The team says details on other events celebrating WorldPride and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising will be rolled out in the weeks ahead, but the team confirmed that as of press time, it’s not labeling any events as “Pride Night.” “The events leading up to and including the June 25th game are designed to shine a light on the LGBT community using layers of activation, designed to support and showcase diversity and inclusion,” Jason Zillo, Yankees spokesperson, told Outsports by phone. The team’s plan is to award $50,000 in scholarships at an event next month at the Stonewall Inn and honor the recipients and other LGBTQ dignitaries at a pre-game ceremony on June 25. Giants manager Gabe Kapler said he is "very proud that the San Francisco Giants are taking this step, very proud to be a part of it, and looking forward to the impact and the support that we can provide for the LGBTQ+ community.The New York Yankees officially kicked off its tribute to the LGBTQ community Wednesday with a meeting at Yankee Stadium between its foundation, New York City education officials and representatives from the Stonewall Inn. "We are extremely proud to stand with the LGBTQ+ community as we kick off one of the best annual celebrations in San Francisco by paying honor to the countless achievements and contributions of all those who identify as LGBTQ+ and are allies of the LGBTQ+ community," Giants president and CEO Larry Baer wrote in a statement as part of the team's announcement on Tuesday. #PRIDE /O1PN5x7y6I- Oracle Park June 1, 2021 The Oracle Park scoreboard will also display Pride colors throughout June.
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The new Pride logo incorporates 11 colors, including the original six Pride colors to signify inclusion and progression (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple), plus black and brown to recognize LGBTQ+ people of color, and light blue, pink and white to recognize people who are transgender.īilly Bean, MLB's first ambassador for inclusion, will take part in Saturday's events at Oracle Park, where the palm trees in Willie Mays Plaza will be wrapped in the 11 colors of the Pride flag. Pride Month - a tribute to the Stonewall Uprising of 1969, a major event in the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights in the United States - is celebrated every June. The San Francisco Giants will celebrate Pride Month by displaying Pride colors on the right sleeve of their home jerseys and on the "SF" logo of their caps for Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs, an unprecedented move in Major League Baseball's ongoing inclusion efforts.