My Brother's Keeper

Mayor Eric Garcetti Looks to Find 250-Million Dollars of Cuts in the City Budget, for Police Reform and New Opportunities in Underserved Communities.

June 4, 2020

Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti announced he has responded to Obama’s call for action and signed the Mayor’s Pledge. The mayor updated the community with the current status of safety measures that will take affect immediately. The mayor was joined by Eileen Decker, President of the Los Angeles Police Commission. She spoke of the review and revision in the police department. ... read more »

WATCH: President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry Kick off My Brother’s Keeper Summit in Oakland

February 20, 2019

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told a roomful of minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a better place. ... read more »

Schools Still Fail to Educate Black Students

October 5, 2017

The Local Control Funding Formula is a California legislative initiative that enables school districts, rather than the state, to receive and allocate funds to those schools most in need. ... read more »

My Brother’s Keeper Is Changing Lives And The Future

March 16, 2017

The lives of millions of boys and young men of color are at stake. As is the future of our nation. ... read more »

L.A. County My Brother’s Keeper Youth Summit

January 30, 2017

Feb. 11 Come out to the L.A. County My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Youth Summit on February 11 at L.A. Trade Technical College. Learn more about MBK efforts in Los Angeles county and MBK cities (Long Beach, ... read more »

White House “Roundtable on Diversity, Youth, and the Outdoors” to Include Compton Mayor Aja Brown

December 8, 2016

Compton and Alaska Native youth leaders will join Compton Mayor Aja Brown and the First Lady of Washington State, Trudi Inslee at the White House Roosevelt Room on Thursday, December 8 as featured participants in the Roundtable on Diversity, Youth & the Outdoors. ... read more »

Education Secretary King calls for end to paddling students

December 1, 2016

Education Secretary John B. King Jr. is urging governors and school leaders in states that allow student paddling to end a practice he said would be considered ``criminal assault or battery'' against an adult. ... read more »

President Obama Talks about the Future of HBCUs, My Brother’s Keeper at North Carolina A&T

October 19, 2016

President Barack Obama said that historically Black colleges that are producing engineers, doctors and dentists serve as the foundation stone for building Black middle class wealth and success ... read more »

Obama meets with musicians on My Brother’s Keeper

April 21, 2016

Musicians Alicia Keys, Nicki Minaj, Busta Rhymes, Common, Janelle Monae and others met Friday with President Barack Obama to discuss ways to continue the administration's ``My Brother's Keeper'' initiative and spur criminal justice reform in the United States. ... read more »