Monthly Archives: January 2016
MBK Detroit Earns Presidential Pat on the Back
by: | Jan. 25th, 2016 “We want fewer young men in jail; we want more of them in college. We want fewer young men on the streets; we want more in the boardrooms. We want everybody to have a chance to succeed in America.” – President Barack Obama My Brother’s Keeper initiative launch, February 27, […]
Read more »Doctor Treats Youth Violence Epidemic
by: | Jan. 19th, 2016 Dr. Tolulope Sonuyi, an emergency medicine physician at DMC Sinai Grace Hospital, has been an active member of My Brother’s Keeper Detroit since the initiative’s inception in December 2014. His contributions have been invaluable, providing ground-level insight on youth violence in Detroit and forging partnerships that have yielded quick action […]
Read more »Teacher breaks records by building rapport
by: Natalie Fotias | Jan. 12th, 2016 Jerry Giordano answers students’ questions after class Jerry Giordano started his teaching career three years ago as a science teacher at Detroit Leadership Academy Middle/High School. Educators at the Academy follow the same group of kids as they transition through grades, building familiarity and trust between teachers and […]
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