On Monday, President Obama announced new developments with his initiative, "My Brother's Keeper." During his announcement he shared that leaders at 60 of the nation's largest public school systems have committed to expanding access to better preschools and advanced classes for minority boys. These leaders are also committed to preventing expulsions, suspensions and grade … [Read more...]
Black Men Urge President Obama to Reconsider My Brother’s Keeper
Over 200 Black men wrote a letter to President Obama, expressing that the vision for his My Brother’s Keeper initiative may be shortsighted because of its exclusion of women and girls. In the letter at African American Policy Forum they respectfully urge President Obama to consider including women and girls as part of the initiative for a number of reasons. “We write as … [Read more...]
Four Cold Hard Requirements of African-American Fathers
On February 27, 2014, President Barack Obama launched the “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative. The written aim of the initiative is to build ladders of opportunity for boys and young men of color. The unwritten objective is to find a cure for inept parenting. Parents Just Don’t Understand Whatever you think about the President’s initiative, two things are true: 1) America has a … [Read more...]