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Obama visits BX to lay out plans to help minority youth

President Barack Obama was in the Bronx Monday to announce plans to expand the My Brother's Keeper Initiative, a program aimed at helping men of color stay on the right track to success. The program

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May 4, 2015, 8:19 PM

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