Stephen Curry, John Legend to Speak at Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance
Basketball star Stephen Curry and pop singer John Legend are joining ex-President Barack Obama, to address the audience at Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative.
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Obama Takes Education Victory Lap: Minority Students Trail Whites Due to ‘Legacy of Discrimination’
The president, who appeared with both current U.S. Secretary of Education John King and the former secretary, Arne Duncan, told students, “We live in a global economy,” and that they will be competing for jobs with people not only from the United States, but also from “India and China.”
Watch: Steph Curry, Obama Team Up for Mentoring PSA
President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry teamed up for a PSA promoting the My Brother’s Keeper mentorship program, which addresses opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color. In the PSA, Obama defeated Curry in
Rapper Rick Ross’s Ankle Monitor Goes Off During Minorty Youth Empowerment Program at White House
Rapper Rick Ross visited the White House on Friday as an ambassador for President Obama’s black and Latino youth program — and his court-ordered ankle monitor reportedly went off shortly after the president concluded a speech.
Obama Meets Rapper Kendrick Lamar: ‘Can You Believe We’re Both Sitting in the Oval Office?’
President Barack Obama recently met with rapper Kendrick Lamar in the White House’s Oval Office, where the two discussed topics including “the inner cities, the problems, the solutions” and “embracing the youth,” a new video released Monday revealed.
Obama: ‘We Ignore’ ‘Pockets’ of Poverty
President Obama said that “too often we ignore” “pockets of poverty, lack of opportunity, lack of education” on Monday’s “Late Show” on CBS. Obama said, “it’s important that now that charges have been brought in Baltimore, that we let due
Obama Launches Legacy Non-Profit: Odds Stacked Against Young Men Of Color
President Obama spoke at length about the failure of politicians, the media, and Americans to care about changing tough communities and working to change their circumstances. Looking to his future outside of the presidency, Obama made a commitment to continue his work on these issues.
George W. Bush to Accompany Obama to Selma on Civil Rights Trip
For President Barack Obama, it’s a week to invoke America’s civil rights struggles from past to present.
