I am my Brother’s Keeper.
Watch our new PSA with @BarackObama, @StephenCurry30 & @chancetherapper, then take action to stand with young men of color at iamMBK.org.
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My Brother's Keeper Alliance
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My Brother's Keeper Alliance
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We started My Brother’s Keeper so that every boy and young man of color in America would know that their dreams mattered as much as any other child’s.
Joined April 2015
- The crisis has changed the way we live—but it hasn’t stopped us from being our brothers’ keepers. Today, incredible leaders from our community gathered for a town hall with President @BarackObama to discuss the action that’s needed to take care of our young men. #WeAreMBK
00:00 - President Obama challenged us to improve our communities in 2019—and mentorship is a concrete action we can take. With @MENTORnational, we’re expanding mentoring across the U.S. On #InternationalMentoringDay help a young person reach their full potential: IamMBK.org
00:00 - LIVE now: President @BarackObama at our town hall, Reimagining Policing in the Wake of Continued Violence. Tune in at obama.org/anguish-and-ac…
- Happy birthday, @BarackObama! Today, we salute your legacy of love, leadership and service. You are hope in action!
- "Four years ago, in the East Room of the White House we launched the My Brother’s Keeper initiative. It was a declaration that in a country as prosperous & dynamic as ours, we all have an obligation to lift up communities that have consistently had the odds stacked against them"
00:00 - Our hearts are broken at the loss of our humble freedom fighter. Just six weeks ago, Rep. Lewis joined an MBK town hall to inspire the next generation of changemakers who are getting in 'good trouble.' He said, “They’re going to help redeem the soul of America.” Rest in power.
00:00 - Yesterday, President @BarackObama joined local and national leaders for a virtual town hall about the action we can take in this moment to create the future boys and young men of color deserve. Hear highlights from his conversation about the ways we can reimagine policing:
- "There is a movement and a collective awareness that we are tapping into. My dad set that example for me and I want to be able to give that back" —@StephenCurry30 on the importance of mentorship at #MBKRising
00:00 - It's @NBA All-Star Weekend 🏀 Today, in Chicago, Rising Star players and President @BarackObama participated in a service activity with young people, including MBK-Chicago youth ✨ Sign up to be a mentor in your community here: obama.org/mbka/mentor/ #WeAreMBK #NBAAllStar
- Happy heavenly birthday to an unforgettable servant leader, icon, and friend: the late Congressman John Lewis. His powerful legacy and the time we shared together still guide us today. #WeAreMBK obama.org/john-lewis/
- Today at 5 PM ET, @BarackObama along with local and national leaders in the police reform movement will join us for our town hall, Reimagining Policing in the Wake of Continued Violence. Tune in at obama.org/anguish-and-ac….
- John Legend, Steph Curry To Join Barack Obama For The First My Brother's Keeper National Summit In Oakland @Blavity blavity.com/john-legend-st…
- Murdered today in 1955, Chicago teen Emmett Till should have been the last wake-up call for racial justice. Sixty-five years later, may we continue working to root out racism and hatred in this country in memory of Emmett and so many other lives cut short.
