Tuesday, July 22, 2014

President Obama Touts Expansion of Program for Minority Boys - Higher Education

President Obama Touts Expansion of Program for Minority Boys - Higher Education: WASHINGTON ― President Barack Obama announced a major expansion of his initiative to improve the lives of boys and young men of color, with educators, star athletes, companies and foundations announcing partnerships to help minority boys in conjunction with his My Brother’s Keeper program.

Obama, who first announced his initiative in February, said Monday they plan to continue to build support for the program around the nation to ensure those who are the most risk will get the help that they need.

“This is a movement that we’re trying to build over the next year, five years, 10 years, so we can look back and say we were part of something that reversed some trends that we don’t want to see,” said Obama, who made the announcement of the initiative at the Walker Jones Education Center in Washington, D.C.