President Obama, in an effort to extend his initiative to assist young men of color with opportunities, announces his My Brother's Keeper Alliance. The Alliance is a new nonprofit organization of private sector organizations and companies that have committed themselves to opening doors for young people. Using his familiar 'no matter who, where, what, how' mantra, the president reiterated to a group of your men of color that, " if you work hard, if you take responsibility, America is the place where you can make something of your lives", said the president. Adding, "We do strive to guarantee an equal shot for everybody who's willing to work for it." The Alliance announcement comes on the heels of recent riots in Baltimore after a young, unarmed Freddie Gray, 25, died at the hands of cops who shackled him like an animal and put him in a police van, unrestrained. Gray sustained a spinal injury, paralyzing him from the neck down. He later die...
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