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Obama launches initiative to lift African American and Hispanic men today
Foundations due to be represented at Thursday’s announcement include The Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, The California Endowment and the Ford Foundation.
Business leaders taking part will include Joe Echevarria of Deloitte and former basketball star Magic Johnson.
Political leaders supporting the effort who will also be at Thursday’s event will include former secretary of state Colin Powell, former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and current Chicago mayor and Obama’s former chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel.
Jarrett told reporters that the initiative would not just be a presidential effort but would form part of the social and philanthropic portfolio on which Obama is expected to embark when he leaves office in January 2017.
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