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Releases, Reels and Reports
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2021
My Brother's Keeper: Seven Years of Walking Alongside Youth and Communities - Obama Foundation newsletter, February 2021Graduation Rates Up Again! - Yonkers Public Schools Press Release, January 14, 2021
2020
How the Mayor's Office, School District and Community Unite to Support Our Youth - Obama Foundation newsletter, December 2020
Yonkers Public Schools Graduation Rates Up Again! - Yonkers Public Schools Press Release, January 17, 2020
2019
Community Spotlight: De'Andre Brown Speaks at 2019 Obama Foundation Summit - New York State Department of Education Newsletter, November, 2019
Young Men Take Center Stage at Yonkers MBK's Third Anniversary Celebration - Yonkers Public Schools Press Release, November 19, 2019
Knicks Legend Allan Houston Mentors Young Offenders Enrolled In Obama Foundation Program At County Jail - Westchester County Press Release, August 5, 2019
Highlights from the 2019 NYS MBK Symposium - New York State Department of Education Newsletter, June 26, 2019
Yonkers Public Schools, Yonkers My Brother’s Keeper, and New York Streets Team Up - Yonkers Public Schools Press Release, June 7, 2019
State Education Department Announces Second Class of My Brother's Keeper Fellows - New York State Department of Education Press Release, May 31, 2019
News and Notes, New York State Department of Education Newsletter, May, 2019Y
State Delegation Secures Major Investment for Yonkers Public Schools - New York State Senate Press Release, April 1, 2019
State Education Department Announces Recipients of 2019 Vice Chancellor Emerita Adelaide L. Sanford Scholarships - New York State Department of Education Press Release, May 6, 2019
President Obama Personally Recognizes Westchester County Partners at the 2019 MBK Rising! Summit - Westchester County Press Release, March 1, 2019
Yonkers My Brother's Keeper Takes the Stage at Obama Foundation's MBK Rising Summit - Yonkers Public Schools Press Release, February 19, 2019
2018
New York State My Brother's Keeper, Changing the Narrative - New York State Department of Education Newsletter, December, 2018
Obama Foundation Awards Prestigious Grant to Yonkers Partners - Nepperhan Community Center/ Yonkers Public Schools Press Release, November, 2018
New York State My Brother's Keeper, Changing the Narrative - New York State Department of Education Newsletter, October, 2018
Yonkers My Brother's Keeper Gala Raises Double Its Goal - Yonkers Public Schools Press Release, October 2, 2018
Yonkers IDA, WCC Launch "Quest for Success" Support Program for Collegebound Yonkers High School Students - Westchester Community College Press Release August 29, 2018
State Education Department Announces Inaugural Class of My Brother's Keepers Fellows - New York State Department of Education Press Release, April 27, 2018
Dr. Edwin M. Quezada's Budget Testimony before the New York State Joint Legislative Fiscal and Education Committees - Yonkers Public Schools, January 31, 2018
City of Yonkers Leading the Way on Black Male Achievement - City of Yonkers Press Release, January 24, 2018
2017
New York State MBK Community Network Reaches Significant Milestone with More than 20 Member Communities Across New York State - New York State Department of Education Press Release, November, 2017
New York State My Brother's Keeper, Changing the Narrative - New York State Department of Education newsletter, November, 2017
Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assemblymember Shelley Mayer and Yonkers MBK Co-Sponsor College Fair with SUNY WEOC - New York State Senate Press Release, November, 2017
Yonkers My Brother's Keeper Celebrates Year One - Yonkers Public Schools Press Release, September, 2017
Yonkers My Brother's Keeper Action Plan 2017 (PDF Document) - Yonkers Public Schools, April, 2017
Yonkers My Brother's Keeper Hits Stride at Six Month Mark - Yonkers Public Schools Press Release, March 31, 2017
New York State Education Department, My Brother's Keeper - New York State Department of Education Press Release, February 17, 2017
2016
Yonkers Accepts My Brother's Keeper Challenge - Yonkers Public Schools Press Release, September 21, 2016
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Video: New York State Education Department MBK Symposium April 27, 2018
Dr. Edwin M. Quezada, Superintendent of Schools and Yonkers MBK students share reflections in
New York State My Brother's Keeper: A Movement Two Years In the Making