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My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Celebrates 10 Years of Making a Difference for Black Youth

Relive the most memorable moments and see how President Obama’s White House initiative has expanded across the country.

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More than 100 incoming freshmen at three Chicago high schools got a jumpstart on their high school careers this summer

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ImpactTulsa has fostered a network of partners in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who are specifically focused on impacting the systems that affect BYMOC.

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MBK NEWARK: “NEWARK YOUTH OPPORTUNITY NETWORK, THE JOURNEY TO IMPACT”
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MBK Yonkers received recognition as an MBK Model Community in 2023 for demonstrating population-level impact in Milestone 3, achieving a graduation rate of 91% by 2021.

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  • Health & Wellbeing

MBK Omaha has become a Model Community for showing a population-level impact on Milestone 6, all youth remain safe from violent crimes by demonstrating a 30 percent decrease in homicides from 2011 to 2022.

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Dr. Edwin Quezada, a man with a medium skin tone points as he speaks to an audience. He is wearing glasses and a powder blue suit.
  • Youth
  • Community Engagement

Hear directly from one of the My Brother’s Keeper Model Communities on how they achieved a 91 percent graduation rate for students of color.

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On the South Lawn, President Obama walks in the middle of a group of young men. All have a range of light to deep skin tones. They are wearing a mix of casual and professional attire.
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  • Youth

Get to know two young men carrying forward the legacy of MBK

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  • Youth
  • The Arts

The My Brother’s Keeper Alliance released a Black History Month reading list for young leaders

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Daniel Fairley II, a Black man with a light skin tone smiles at the camera. He has short black hair and glasses. He is wearing a light purple blazer and a dark purple hoodie.
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  • Leaders

Meet an Obama Leader supporting Virginians in need.

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President Obama poses for a photo with Guitars Over Guns participants. He is surrounded by 17 others with a range of light to deep skin tones.
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  • Youth

Learn more about Nathan, his experience at Guitars Over Guns, and his plans for the future.

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President Obama stands in the middle of a recording studio. He is surrounded by 15 other young people with a range of light to deep skin tones. President Obama has his arms crossed and is wearing black slacks and a gray button down shirt.
  • Youth
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See how President Obama is supporting youth and making a difference for young men.

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A Black boy with a deep skin tone wears a sweatshirt and holds onto the rim of a basketball net, looking upward. The sky behind is a deep blue.
  • Youth
  • Chicago

Check out the Freedom Summer 2023 grant recipients!

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As we reflect on this year, we couldn’t be more proud of the work of our global network of leaders who are tackling some of the most vital issues of our time and working together to strengthen their communities and our institutions.

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Help us address violence, crime, and heal communities.

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Issuing the Pledge
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Miami Protests
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President Obama and Stephen Curry, a man with a light-medium skin tone, light brown hair, wearing a dark blue suit jacket and jeans, speak to a panel of young men with various skin tones. The background includes white, orange, and blue ¨MBK Rising¨ and Obama Foundation graphics.
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  • Youth

MBK Rising! brought together the growing network of MBK Communities, cross-sector leaders, and young men of color and the organizations working hard to help them achieve their dreams. See the highlights

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President Obama shakes hands with a seated young person with medium skin and an excited expression. A crowd of young people with various skin tones watches.
  • Chicago
  • Youth

This week, President and Mrs. Obama returned home for a series of events on the South and West Side of Chicago

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A group of young men are standing on the exterior of a boat on Lake Michigan overlooking the Chicago skyline. The photo is daytime. The young men are leaning on the railing of the boat's exterior looking at the water.
  • Youth
  • Chicago

Creating Safe and Engaging Spaces for Youth

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New Life
  • Youth
  • Chicago

Since 2005, New Life Centers of Chicagoland has addressed the needs of the neighbors surrounding New Life Community Church locations and beyond.

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Activists In Chicago Protest Police Brutality In Death Of George Floyd
  • Youth
  • Equality

I am proud to announce that the MBK Alliance is ramping up our efforts to support our MBK Network. The start of these efforts is our nationwide call to action, Freedom Summer 2022. Communities across the country often experience an uptick in youth violence

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Two men are standing in an auditorium. One of the men is helping the other fix his tie. The first man who is helping fix the tie has a light deep skin tone and is wearing glasses, a yellow beanie hat, and a dark sweater. The second man, who is getting his tie fixed, is younger, has a dark deep skin complexion, short twisted dred locks, and a goatie. He is wearing a grey sweater, has a gray backpack on his back, and is looking down at the tie as it is being tied.
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Here at the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, we support communities of color across the United States and Puerto Rico that are taking action to create systemic solutions to the most pressing issues facing boys and young men of color.

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A picture of a teenage boy smiling. He has a dark skin tone and is wearing a light blue durag. On top he is wearing a dark blue hoodie with the initials SSJC and a patch on the right arm. He is standing outside and behind him is a wall with a mural on it.
  • Youth
  • Equality

The My Brother’s Keeper Alliance began as a call to action for the nation to address the persistent opportunity gaps boys and young men of color face and to ensure all young people can reach their full potential.

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NACA Inspired Schools Network
  • Youth
  • Equality

Change, particularly long-lasting, sustainable change, can never happen in a vacuum.

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Activists In Chicago Protest Police Brutality In Death Of George Floyd
  • Youth
  • Programs

We hope you all have had a safe and fulfilling 2021. Through all of this year’s highs and lows, we continued our commitment to serve boys and young men of color, and with your help, we made progress in communities across the country.

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Loíza Puerto Rico
  • Youth
  • Health & Wellbeing

This past February, we checked in with the Loíza Alliance for Peace, one of our MBK National Impact Community partners, for a virtual site visit about their effort to keep violence in Loíza at all-time lows.

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President Obama gives remarks at the My Brother's Keeper launch
  • Youth
  • Health & Wellbeing

It’s been seven years since President Obama called on the nation to address the persistent opportunity gaps boys and young men of color face and to ensure all young people can reach their full potential.

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  • Youth
  • Health & Wellbeing

For the past two years, MBK Alliance has been proud to champion the work of our Impact and Seed Community partners, and today announced an additional $1 million investment to support their response to the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice.

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