Tag: obama

• My Brother’s Keeper

  

  President Obama launched an initiative called My Brother’s Keeper, an effort focused on creating opportunity for boys and young men of color. I watched the 39 minute speech and want to highlight a few key comments: “They never gave up on me, so I didn’t give up on myself.” “If you work hard, if you take responsibility,…

  BriAlys

  February 2014

  Black is Beautiful, Family

  brother, keeper, male, minority, obama, president

• Tech Companies Invest in Education

  

  “Last year, I also pledged to connect 99 percent of our students to high-speed broadband over the next four years. Tonight, I can announce that with the support of the FCC and companies like Apple, Microsoft, Sprint, and Verizon, we’ve got a down payment to start connecting more than 15,000 schools and twenty million students…

  BriAlys

  February 2014

  Education, Tech

  apple, att, connected, education, microsoft, obama, sprint, tech, verizon