On May 7, Discovery Education and the School District of Philadelphia partnered to host a town hall in support of the White House’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative. The event, held at Philadelphia’s School of the Future, is part of a larger series of town halls supporting the federal program, which focuses on improving the life outcomes of boys and young men of color through public-private partnerships and other measures. Each event brings together local government leaders, law enforcement officials and educators, as well as advocacy, faith and business leaders who discuss key intervention points outlined by My Brother’s Keeper.
Discovery Communications’ first announced its support of the program last year. In addition to the town halls that have since been held – including one a couple weeks ago in Chicago on April 23 –, the company has committed more than $1 million to produce and air an upcoming TV special (which is tentatively scheduled to air in June). Discovery Channel will also host a premiere event in Washington, DC to coincide with the premiere, followed by a panel discussion.
For more information on My Brother’s Keeper, including the key milestones the initiative seeks to address, please go to WhiteHouse.gov/My-Brothers-Keeper.
Dr. William R. Hite Jr., Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia; Charles H. Ramsey, Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department; Edwin Desamour, Executive Director, Men in Motion in the Community (MIMIC); Mayor Michael A. Nutter, City of Philadelphia; Rosalyn J. McPherson, President & CEO, The Urban League of Philadelphia; Nathaniel Bolden, Student Representative, School of the Future; and Robert L. Listenbee, Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Justice
Students from the School District of Philadelphia listen in on the panel discussion during Discovery Education’s “My Brother’s Keeper” town hall in Philadelphia on Thursday, May 7, 2015.
Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Penn., delivers opening remarks at Discovery Education’s My Brother’s Keeper town hall at School of the Future in Philadelphia on Thursday, May 7, 2015. (Mark Stehle/AP Images for Discovery Communications)
Kelly Denson, Director of Education Policy and Government Affairs, Discovery Communications; Paula Reed, Director of Urban Partnerships, Discovery Education; Dr. William R. Hite Jr., Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia; Charles H. Ramsey, Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department; Edwin Desamour, Executive Director, Men in Motion in the Community (MIMIC); Renee Chenault-Fattah, NBC10 News Anchor; Mayor Michael A. Nutter, City of Philadelphia; Rosalyn J. McPherson, President & CEO, The Urban League of Philadelphia; Nathaniel Bolden, Student Representative, School of the Future; Alexa Verveer; Senior Vice President of Public Policy, Corporate & Government Affairs, Discovery Communications; Robert L. Listenbee, Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Justice; and Dwight Jones, Superintendent in Residence, Discovery Education.
