Malcolm Jenkins greets students at a middle school in Crown Heights (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)
>>Read full article by Sam Raskin in Nov. 2019 Bklyner.com.
CROWN HEIGHTS—Students at a middle school in Crown Heights got a treat Monday, when Philadelphia Eagles safety and two-time Super Bowl champion Malcolm Jenkins paid a visit.
The Eagles defensive star dispensed life advice as well as political insight to students, coached—and even played a little—touch football in the school’s gym and participated alongside students in a discussion on the newly released Central Park Five documentary, “When They See Us.”
Jenkins arrived at the Crown Heights charter school, KIPP AMP Middle School, around 1 p.m., after reporting to the Eagles facility earlier in the day, wearing a Women’s Liberation sweatshirt, and, like all other visitors, signed in at the front desk, and was subsequently warmly greeted the students who swarmed him at the door.
The 31-year-old New Jersey native, who is one of the most politically outspoken players in the NFL, told the mostly black student body that he feels it’s his responsibility to use his platform to speak about social justice.
>>Read full article by Sam Raskin in Nov. 2019 Bklyner.com.
Malcolm Jenkins speaks to middle school students in Crown Heights (Image via Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)
