my brother’s keeper alliance

  • Does President Obama Know How Twerking Works?

    While at the “MBK! Rising” conference in Oakland, Calif., last week, a student asked Barack Obama how to change the narrative on how men of color are generally perceived. He answered in the Obama-branded way he usually does when he speaks to large groups of young black men—thoughtful, measured, sincere, witty, and veering towards respectability.…

  • President Barack Obama, Steph Curry and John Legend Will Meet Up in Oakland for My Brother’s Keeper Alliance

    When the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance has its first national convening in Oakland, Calif., later this month, President Barack Obama will be joined by Steph Curry and John Legend, among others, for an event that will bring together hundreds of young men of color and leaders from various organizations to connect, learn and share. In…