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The "Trayvon Martin" speech was a watershed moment for President Obama. It proved to the Black community that he understood the plight faced by young Black men in America.

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As President Barack Obama prepares to leave office, NewsOne takes a look at some of his most impressive wins.

President Barack Obama held a day of action at the White House on Friday.

As national and local community leaders, we are considering how we both protect and build on the progress we have made to expand opportunity for our communities over the past eight years, and enlist all corners of our community to tackle the persistent challenges we still face.

When I first interviewed then-candidate Barack Obama on his campaign plane in 2008, he talked passionately about fatherhood, uplifting Black men, and the importance of men of color taking responsibility for parenting their children. Two terms in the White House and eight years later, President Obama is still talking eloquently about empowering Black men in […]

President Obama advocates for My Brother's Keeper initiative. He affirms that the program, which helps young men of color, also benefits the U.S. economy.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan discussed his plans to create opportunities for Black youths to succeed. President Obama's My Brother's Keeper is a centerpiece of his plans.

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The video was released as part of Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative.

Starbucks is on a mission to recruit a lost generation of America’s young, poor and unemployed to correct a decades-long pattern of neglect in corporate…

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I’m Black, female, and a product of a two-parent household – this shouldn’t be an anomaly. Thanks to my dad, I can charm or argue…

In an important move for people of color who helped propel him into office twice, President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to continue fighting for…

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In celebration of Women’s History month, we revisit a timely and deeply personal essay by journalist Jennifer Marby outlining why equal opportunity in 21st Century America…