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‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Marks a Decade of Bolstering Young Men of Color

Published Mon, Mar 4 2024 4:40 PM EST | Updated: 2 days ago

by Trymaine Lee, MSNBC and NBC News correspondent

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Last week marked the 10-year anniversary of My Brother’s Keeper, an initiative founded by then-President Barack Obama that provides young men and boys of color with mentorship, education and job training in dozens of cities. MSNBC and NBC News correspondent Trymaine Lee covers the program’s positive impact on Black and brown youth in Newark, NJ.

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