Rams, Kinsey Collection Honors Kenny Washington
Bernard Kinsey, the co-founder of the Kinsey African American Art & History Collection, noted how his son curated the exhibit at SoFi.
Bernard Kinsey, the co-founder of the Kinsey African American Art & History Collection, noted how his son curated the exhibit at SoFi.
To celebrate the sport being sanctioned in California, the Los Angeles Rams hosted their inaugural Girl’s Flag Football Jamboree, presented by Bridgestone at Loyola Marymount University. The event brought together over one thousand girl’s flag football players from throughout Southern California.
Current George Washington Preparatory High School students, staff and faculty now walk into campus each day to see vibrant murals and they can thank the Los Angeles Rams rookies for it. During the summer, the Rams partnered with City Year to beautify the Washington Prep campus.
For the sixth consecutive season, the Los Angeles Rams teamed up with RISE, a national nonprofit that educates and empowers the sports community, to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice, and improve race relations, for a leadership and community-building program and panel discussion that welcomed local Dorsey High School and Lincoln High School’s varsity football teams. According to the Rams, this year’s initiative will include five sessions for the varsity football players from the two schools.
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Los Angeles Rams’ locker room was the meeting place for a much-overdue conversation about the mental health and wellness challenges of men of color over a 4-course dinner prepared by the Sofi Stadium chefs.
The Los Angeles Rams hosted a Leadership Workshop for high school football teams that are participating in the Academic Challenge. The Workshop took place in the Rams’ locker room in SoFi Stadium.
To conclude their fifth season of RISE with the Rams, the Los Angeles Rams partnered with the NFL to host a culmination event for the four high school football teams that participated in the program.
In June, members of the Los Angeles Rams rookie class facilitated a free coed football clinic for the students of the Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) at Crozier Middle School. Over 300 students came out and learned different drills from the new players.
In conjunction with the Rams Inspire Change initiative, the franchise created the Kenny Washington Memorial scholarship. Last month, the reigning Super Bowl champion Rams celebrated the inaugural 13 students that earned the scholarship during the Fulfillment Fund’s Sip and Celebrate event that took place at Sofi Stadium.
The Los Angeles Rams hosted their fourth annual Community Blitz Day of Service by partnering with Pechanga and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank for a food distribution event. Over 3,600 Angelenos drove to Sofi Stadium to benefit from the event.
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay recently hosted a “Chalk Talk” virtual leadership summit for Southern California High School football coaches.
The Los Angeles Rams recently held a career panel consisting African American members of their front office at Dorsey High School last month.
Rams Alum Brandon Manumaluena, community affairs manager Jonathan Franklin and cheerleaders give their wisdom to the students of Jordan High School.
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The Los Angeles Rams have recently begun their annual Cleats for Character program; this year, they will donate 1,400 pairs of cleats. The Rams visited David Starr Jordan High School and held an assembly to kick off their effort this year.
The Los Angeles Rams spruced up yet another school in Inglewood when they recently renovated the Morningside High School football field. On Friday, they honored Monarchs football head coach Rod Harvey as their Coach of the Week as the Monarchs battled against the South High Spartans of Torrance.