Read Across Jamaica

02/04/2020

‪“I remain grateful for, and in awe of, my own life.”‬

‪Watch the video of the inspiring Jericho Brown address during our Winter 2020 Commencement. ‬

https://www.bennington.edu/news-and-features/i-remain-grateful

03/18/2018

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz released the children’s book, Islandborn, a beautiful story about a little girl learning about her island through the memories of the people around her. This autographed copy is on its way to RAJF for Read Across Jamaica Day!

09/26/2017

05/13/2016

Penguin Young Readers (a division of Penguin Random House LLC) has opened entries for the Roll of Thunder Publishing Contest to discover one gifted, ethnically-diverse author writing fiction for...

05/03/2016

04/28/2016

Reading to students at Marcus Garvey Elementary School. Thanks to the team for their dedication and commitment!

03/27/2016

2nd Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Education Summit and Middle Managers' Workshop

03/27/2016

The Education Ministry says the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), the examination which is to replace the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), will be introduced in May 2019. Last year, the ministry said it was targeting an implementation for the 2017/18...

03/03/2016

Over the summer, The American Scholar published two lists of the 100 best American novels from 1770-1985. We've combined the lists and we're asking: which ones have you read? What is missing and what should be included after 1985?

02/21/2016

Some books introduce us to characters who are different from us, allowing us to see the world from a new perspective. But for children in the process of figuring out who they are, and who they want to be, it is just as important to also read stories about characters they can relate to, and see the

02/16/2016

http://readacrossjamaica.org/index.php/2016/02/15/2016-book-drive/

Current and Upcoming Activities: BOOK DRIVE RAJF’s Black History Month Book Drive kicks off February 1-29, 2016. 100 Books / $100 Campaign: RAJF is asking for donations of 100 books or $100 d…

02/04/2016

2016 Journey to Jamaica!

The RAJ Foundation team will be traveling to Jamaica for its annual island-wide bus tour May 1 - 7, 2016.

Are you passionate about reading? Do you have a desire to work with kids and help them develop a lifelong love of reading? If so, join us!

Our next information conference call is Monday, February 8th at 8:30 pm EST. if you're interested, inbox us for call details.