The
Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation said on Friday that it will launch a
"Careers in Entertainment Tour" to support Obama's My Brother's Keeper
Initiative on its two-year anniversary.
In
keeping with the initiative's goals, the tour will be aimed at helping
underserved high school and college students interested in entertainment
industry careers, the foundation
said.
"The
Careers in Entertainment Tour is an engine for change in our industry,
and a means of closing the gap between dreams and the tools necessary to
achieve them," Pinkett Smith said in a statement.
The
president's initiative was launched in 2014 with the goal of helping
boys and young men of color and other young people overcome barriers to
fulfilling their potential. It has enlisted businesses, nonprofit
organizations and local government in the effort.
The
task force "applauds the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation for
responding to President Obama's call to action to ensure all youth have
clear pathways to opportunity and success," said Broderick Johnson, who
chairs My Brother's Keeper, in a statement.
The
foundation said it and affiliates will help students identify skills
and knowledge needed for jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities.
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