More than 1,000 minority women have signed a letter calling for women and girls to be included in President Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” project to improve the lives of men of color, reports The Washington Post.
Eleven private foundations have outlined plans to spend $200-million on programs to boost education and economic opportunities for black and Latino males as part of the program announced by the president in February.
The open letter, signed by numerous leading artists, academics, and activists, publicly airs what had been a private debate during the planning stages of “My Brother’s Keeper” over the program’s male focus.
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