Obama Introduces "My Brother's Keeper"

President Obama recently unveiled a new initiative in response to troubled children or teenagers with life issues. He addressed it this in order to restore their hope and give help to those who need it. Obama's used his own life experiences as an example to describe the life these people may be living right now.

The President is connected to me through my history class. His accomplishments or actions he carried out during his terms become a topic of conversation; this often results in factious debates or prolonged class discussions. Controversy is common among ambivalent students that often don't understand what we're talking about.

I feel like this initiative seems a little racist and one sided. President Obama only targets African Americans without the thought of other ethnicity in peril. He explains his reasoning by using his past childhood experiences to spotlight blacks instead of all races.



Sources:
Ford, Dana. "Obama unveils 'My Brother's Keeper,' opens up about his dad, drugs and race." CNN, 27 Feb. 2014. Web. 28 Feb. 2014 <http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/27/obama-announces-my-brothers-keeper/?hpt=hp_t2>.

Michael. "President Barack Obama." Photograph. Flickr, 14 May 2014. Web. 28 Feb. 2014. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/82712482@N00/3531075523/in/photolist-6o2FJt-6pzwxT-6pDo5c-6srEPb-6t2xP1-6ECKff-6Frr41-6Gx5SE-6LszbM-6LszsT-6LwHEU-6LwHNd-6LwHZE-6Ze4fe-6Zi3T3-6ZstUv-72j3dV-74e8Wt-7b75wk-7djsLD-7doigq-7dojRu-7dDC2z-7dFWLJ-7eDZUw-7gLFhB-7gQC3W-7nfHGL-7ntxGu-7oGAoC-7t6jV1-7wGBcR-7wGBh2-7wGBhB-7wLppy-7wLpz5-di4YuT-ape6a6-bBsiTo-bQn1cp-bQmZh6-bBsiEU-bQn1wt-ajLk3X-ceTTGL-gAq8iD-bQCG6k-gAq1g3-aCbcHH-a6bpTs-dh49KV>.