communities that they serve are really so important. a year ago, the obama administration launched the ground-breaking my brother's keeper initiative, which seeks to find opportunities for all young people to improve their lives and reach their full potential. we have here some wonderful young people. gerrard is the guy who the president talked about at my going away party, i guess, last week or so when he described him as a future attorney general of the united states. also cracked about, you know, his disqualifying haircut. i think i'm going to disagree with the president. i think his hair looks just fine. his mom is here with us as well. she was responsible for, i think, a reduction in gerrard's hair. but as part of this effort my brother's keeper task force recommended that the justice department really established a program to help resolve long-standing tensions between law enforcement officers and the communities that they serve. six months ago, i was proud to