My Brother's Keeper

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Earlier this year, President Obama launched the My Brother's Keeper initiative to help America's boys and young men of color, and ensure all young people can reach their full potential.

Through this initiative, the Administration is joining with cities and towns, businesses, and foundations who are taking important steps to connect young people to mentoring, support networks, and the skills they need to find a good job or go to college and work their way into the middle class.

Learn more about My Brother's Keeper, and find out how you can make a difference in your own community.

This week had a little bit of everything: group hugs with the President; two new Cabinet Secretary nominations; a surprise visit to Afghanistan; honoring our veterans for Memorial Day; the fourth-ever White House Science Fair; and the first-ever Concussion Summit. And that's barely scratching the surface.

Yesterday, President Obama hosted the Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit in the East Room of the White House. In his remarks, the President addressed the growing risk of concussions in sports and highlighted a number of commitments by key stakeholders to prevent, identify, and respond to concussions and traumatic brain injuries.

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"America Must Always Lead"

President Obama traveled to West Point on Wednesday to congratulate the newest officers in the U.S. Army and reflect on America's foreign policy agenda. In his commencement address, the President outlined his vision for how the United States, and our military, should lead in the years to come -- and made clear that we "must always lead on the world stage."

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