Sentences with phrase «by young men of color»

My Brother's Keeper is a national initiative that addresses persistent opportunity gaps faced by young men of color.

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In 2014, Shelton was tasked with setting up My Brother's Keeper, a corporate - and foundation - backed initiative launched by President Obama to address the «opportunity gaps» and «achievement gaps» faced in particular by boys and young men of color.

Sobbing for the thousands of hate crimes committed against immigrants, women, Muslims, and people of color since Trump was elected; for the inevitable incursions into women's rights; for the mass deportation of Latino immigrants; for the likely return of a «law & order» police state that penalizes men simply for having black or brown skin; and, for the fact that young girls may be indoctrinated to think that their worth is determined solely by their looks.

«By embracing My Brother's Keeper, communities across the state are coming together to create opportunities for boys and young men of color,» Chancellor Betty A. Rosa said.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie made the Fellows program possible by championing MBK and working with the Legislature and the Executive to secure funding to support boys and young men of color.

This event featured speakers from organizations including the Ali Forney Center, Hetrick - Martin Institute, Depressed Black Gay Men, Caribbean Equality Project, Audre Lorde Project and others with the goal of raising awareness about the challenges and barriers faced by LGBTQ young persons of color.

«I was impressed with what Stephon's brother Stevante said that how proud he was of Sacramento, of his city, how people turned out and made this case a national one and brought attention because I think too often, our elected leaders, they will talk about things when it's a lot of children in a school, but when it's young black men of color who are being shot by the police unarmed... I think if we're gonna say black lives matter, we have to mean it, and we have to implement change,» she continued.

My Brother's Keeper refers to President Obama's initiative, launched in 2014, to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color.

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[11] Arrests rates are particularly high among young men of color: 44 percent of Hispanic men, and 49 percent of black men have been arrested at least once by the age of 23, compared to 38 percent of white men.

The strategies that leaders from each RPP described for improving opportunity structures for young men and boys of color focused on disaggregating data by race and gender, naming racist and patriarchal practices to be dismantled, creating culturally responsive environments to nurture masculine identities, and fostering trusting relationships among students and adults.

Other community school initiatives also have taken up the call of My Brother's Keeper — to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color so all young people can reach their full potential.

E3 Alliance has provided ground - breaking data analysis and community facilitation recognized by the White House as a national model to help the Greater Austin Area My Brother's Keeper effort to eliminate equity gaps for our young men of color.

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James is a teacher by trade and is also looking to create an organization that will provide services through a trauma - informed lens to young men of color specifically, Latino / African American males that are being tracked into the school to prison pipeline.

The track will feature workshops presented by philanthropic partners currently engaged in mentoring on topics such as mentoring young men of color, collective impact, diverse corporate youth mentoring program models, mentoring program evaluation, and employee engagement.