# @barackobama on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BuEcJijA3CH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11883687-barackobama-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/legacy-do/17c73626bee36665ca490148e2866870c993c4ec31b4e0d181ab7358def31e04.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-02-19T16:03:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Barack Obama (@BarackObama) — https://gondola.cc/BarackObama

## Caption

“My friends and I started a program to mentor students at the elementary school next door. We helped each other keep the good work going. When I got to Howard I hit the ground running—joining student organizations, getting an internship at the White House during the Obama administration, and becoming a mentee as part of the My Brother’s Keeper initiative, where I had the chance to meet President Obama, ask him for advice, and share what was going on in my life. “Since beginning my mentorship program five years ago, I’ve found a passion for combating disparities and inequalities I see. My mission is to change the world one community at a time. I recently founded my own nonprofit to help out other college students, providing scholarships and highlighting the achievement and impact of minority students across the U.S. ” —Jerron Hawkins, 21, participant at #MBKRising, Washington D.C. (2/3)

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