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MBK Philly

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My Brother's Keeper (MBK) Philly is committed to expanding opportunities for our city's boys & young men of color. Join us! http://t.co/oKERq878pJ

 Philadelphia, PA
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Joined March 2015
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Octavius L. Blount ’15 @TheUrbanThinker, one of our #Arcadia40Under40, coordinator for the City of Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Black Male Engagement, and founder of the G.A.A.M.E. Project (Graduating African American Males of Excellence). Read more at bit.ly/OctaviusBlount.
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Congrats 2 @PHLschools #PaulRobesonHS #HardworkPaysoff: Philly's Robeson High, a school on the rise, now in national spotlight philly.com/philly/education/… via @phillydotcom
Philly's Robeson High, a school on the rise, now in national spotlight

Philly's Robeson High, a school on the rise, now in national spotlight

"It's the best public school in Philadelphia!" Paul Robeson High School student Marquan Thomas called out to Mayor Kenney. The principal smiled. "Not bad for a school that wasn't supposed to be here."

inquirer.com
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Shoutout for 100% graduation rates: #Masterman, #Lankenau, #Bodine, & #PhilaMilitaryAcademy
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The Root@TheRoot11 Dec 2017
Do you know any African Americans between the ages of 15 and 22 who are already making an impact on the world? Nominate these leaders of tomorrow for #TheRoot’s 2018 Young Futurists list! trib.al/mabMmdh
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Replying to @MBKPhilly
@MBKPhilly @MBK_Alliance I would love to see this technology applied towards issues impacting males of color teapawt.net/Esri/status/7569822746…
Esri (@Esri) profile pictureEsri@Esri23 Jul 2016
See the true impact of the #opioid epidemic within the US arcg.is/29ykIEW #NACoAnn #Health #GIS
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Join us tonight at 7:30 p.m. EST we are hosting a Chat on the essence of #fatherhood. Join the conversation via #makeamoment @MBKPhilly
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Chronic absenteeism and how to turn absences into attendance. #EveryStudentEveryDay ow.ly/2dre301al9S
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Join us tomorrow as we discuss Teacher Diversity! From 445pm-630pm @ City Hall in Conversation Hall! See you there!
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"Philadelphia gets $75,000 to root out racism in municipal operations" buff.ly/1UfBkw8 via @thephillyvoice
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.@PhillyMayor sharing the need to de-carcerate the city @MBKPhilly forum on advancing black male education success
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Do you hear them? Do you see them? Black boys speak at #COSEBOC10 #SayTheirNames – at Manhattan, NY
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Black teachers face a hidden tax. @Mr_Ankrum @selmekki @MNTOY2006 @TeachMoore @TJacksonBristol washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Opinion | The invisible tax on teachers of color

We must do a better job of hiring — and retaining — a diverse array of teachers.

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#ThankATeacher today & e're day @selmekki @AAFTP @MBKPhilly @BMePhilly @GreaterDayAhead @SDPHite
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Thank you to our wonderful @nbacares hosts. Congratulations again to the @Sixers Mentoring Art Contest winners!
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We are on our way to visit the @NBA offices in New York with the winners from the @Sixers Mentoring Art Contest!
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.@MBK_Alliance @AfAmEducation @MBKPhilly @MBKMichigan Durham,NC BOE adopted a Resolution in support of Black boys and Young men. #Lead👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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100 percent of seniors at Chicago's @UrbanPrep admitted to college for 7th year in a row huff.to/1QDgogv
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Thank you to @atticyouthcen and @VYHouse for helping LGBTQ youth struggling with housing to survive and grow into the leaders they are today
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550,000 young adults up to the age of 24 experience homelessness for at least a week every year nationally
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Replying to @MBKPhilly
.@MBKPhilly More disappearing middle-income neighborhoods in NYT today: mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/2… #inequality #nnip
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