Posted on 02/21/2014 6:16:36 AM PST by Altura Ct.
President Obama will launch a significant new effort Thursday to bolster the lives of young minority men, seeking to use the power of the presidency to help a group of Americans whose lives are disproportionately affected by poverty and prison.
The “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative will bring foundations and companies together to test a range of strategies to support such young men, taking steps to keep them in school and out of the criminal justice system, a White House official said. Obama will also announce a more vigorous program to evaluate policies and publicize results to school systems around the country.
The effort will seek “to make sure that every young man of color who is willing to work hard and lift himself up has an opportunity to get ahead and reach his full potential,” the White House official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement. “The initiative will be focused on implementing strategies that are proven to get results.”
Obama had promised to launch a new project focused on young minority men during his State of the Union address last month. His focus on a relatively narrow demographic group is unusual for a president who usually stresses how his policies affect large swaths of the American public. It also comes after the first African American president has faced repeated criticism from those who say he is failing to pay enough attention to blacks and other minorities.
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Midnight basketball again ?
No. They’ve probably spent a few billion on liberal sociologists studying it. it is now 1 AM basketball...to be more effective, dontchaknow?
How do I read this crap without my head exploding??!!!
1) The very weaselness of this is so Obama: he going to have someone else, “foundations and companies”,
“test a range of strategies” and “evaluate policies and publicize results”. That’s a roadmap to nowhere.
2) “The effort will seek to make sure that every young man of color who is willing to work hard and lift himself up has an opportunity”. Well, that’s realistic. Beware of the stampede.
3) The situation of “troubled” black youth is a very real disaster for them, and for everyone of us who bear the huge price as crime victims, taxpayers, and citizens of a crumbling civilization. We are all diminished by tolerating an internal barbarism that overwhelms institutions and schools, coarsens society, bankrupts the nation, and in some places renders daily life a dangerous proposition. Obama is right to focus on this festering sore; after five years of nothing, it’s about time. Obama SHOULD be in a unique position to tell hard truths and lead on this. It is tragic that he lacks the character or executive mentality to accomplish anything specific. We all deserve better than this PR smokescreen.
Initiative will bring foundations and companies together.
More camera”s in offices with an OR ELSE sign on it?.
Another socialism notch goes on his desk.
“Clearly the midnight basketball failed.”
That’s the first thing that came to my mind when I read the article. lol
Yea but I bet the 40 million is still being sent out every year.
Instant Brown Shirts, just add Obama.
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