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Monday, September 21, 2015

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President Obama Speaks at the Congressional Black Caucus

"All of those women who came before us and risked everything for life, and liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." —President Barack Obama, Sept. 18, 2015. (Official White House Photo)

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President Obama Discusses Criminal Justice Reform at a Screening of "Fixing the System"

President Obama spoke to activists and stakeholders working on criminal justice reform before screening the HBO Vice documentary, "Fixing the System," at the White House. The episode will airSunday, September 27, and will include a look at the President's tour of the Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma this past July.

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Tremendous Progress on the First Anniversary of It’s On Us

Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett writes on the Progress of It's On Us, a campaign to increase public awareness and education around preventing sexual violence on college campuses.

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On the Passing of White House Staffer Jake Brewer

Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith offered the following statement on the passing of White House staffer Jake Brewer.

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"If we keep moving forward, hand in hand, God willing, my daughters’ children will be able to cross that bridge in an America that’s more free, and more just, and more prosperous than the one that we inherited. Your children will, too."