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Barack Obama: “We have too many young men of color—Black boys and young men, Latino boys and young men—who are adrift and don't have…”

On the recordMay 29, 2014
We have too many young men of color—Black boys and young men, Latino boys and young men—who are adrift and don't have those same opportunities and don't have those same structures of support.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Following a Meeting With the My Brother's Keeper Task Force

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