The Serious And The Not So Serious

Not Homs, or Aleppo. Gaza. pic.twitter.com/wC7siXObv2

— Tom Gara (@tomgara) July 26, 2014

Taking stock during the Gaza ceasefire – from @NYTBen @FaresAkram @SergeyPonomarev http://t.co/kinNUuP33o

— Anne Barnard (@ABarnardNYT) July 26, 2014

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Classroom in UNRWA school, Beit Hanoun #Gaza, still on fire over 48 hours after it was hit on Thursday pic.twitter.com/vRloPPsoth

— Jonathan Wald (@jonathanwalditn) July 26, 2014

CNN’s Erin Burnett Fact-Checks Israeli Ambassador’s Criticisms of CNN http://t.co/9SDzE5DD4w via @mediaite

— Frederik Pleitgen (@fpleitgenCNN) July 26, 2014

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After Israel’s top leadership exhaustively blamed Hamas for kidnap of 3 teens, they’ve now admitted killers were acting as “lone cell.”

— Sheera Frenkel (@sheeraf) July 25, 2014

Order of events: 3 teens kidnapped->100s of Palestns in WB arrested->revenge attacks on Palestinians->violence along Gaza/Israel border->war

— Sheera Frenkel (@sheeraf) July 25, 2014

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He Is ‘My Brother’s Keeper’

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Washington Post: Mr. Obama’s Promising My Brother’s Keeper Initiative

THESE ARE the depressing facts about boys and young men of color: They are more likely to drop out of school, more likely to be in prison, more likely to be unemployed and more likely to die at an earlier age. That minority men are at disproportionate risk throughout their lives has largely been seen as unavoidable. The beauty of President Obama’s public-private initiative to create better futures for them is its refusal to accept these outcomes as inevitable.

My Brother’s Keeper, a five-year, $200 million effort focused on improving opportunities for black and Hispanic youth, was launched in February. It got a boost this week with the announcement of new commitments from the private sector. Equally important is the decision by 60 of the nation’s largest school districts to join the effort by implementing evidence-based strategies to improve outcomes. The country as a whole will gain when males of color are able to realize their potential, rather than ending up on the streets, in jail or in the morgue.

More here

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Worth reading: “Mr. Obama’s promising #MyBrothersKeeper initiative” via @WashingtonPost → http://t.co/WHAfLaN3l9

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 26, 2014

Young Obama….helping the community…while others were busy making millions. He was and still IS #MyBrothersKeeper pic.twitter.com/fSDTiIfzZK

— Kasai™ (@Kahsai) July 21, 2014

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Gaza

@BoothWilliam: Blocks of apartments houses just gone in Shijaiyah. Gaza is just stunned

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BBC: Gaza death toll over 1,000 – Israeli toll up to 42

The death toll in Gaza has passed 1,000, Palestinian medical officials say, 19 days after Israel launched an offensive against Hamas militants.

It comes amid a 12-hour humanitarian truce, which Gaza residents have been using to gather essential supplies and retrieve bodies buried under rubble.

Forty-two Israelis have also been killed since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on 8 July.

More here

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@BoothWilliam: Shijaiyah leveled. In this block multiple buildings down. Bombing here would have been unsurvivable.

 

@BoothWilliam: Beit Hanoun. People return to find neighborhood in ruins. Residents just stunned.  Almost quiet. They’re in shock.

Rise and Shine: The Week Ahead

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Early Bird Chat

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