quezada? >> this is what my brother's keeper is all about.g the demonstration, many of my students led demonstration in the city of yonkers. and every elected official and the superintendent were part of those demonstrations, because we wanted to show our young people that we were in this together. i think is what the president tries to do with his book, actually what he does with his book, which is telling us all that my brother's keeper is an opportunity to ensure that our young people realize that they do have a place in our society, whether to demonstration or getting an education. >> you know, president obama, the other thing about the skip gates incident is that it highlighted what black people, especially black professionals, have to go through in terms of navigating their way through the dual existence that we're in. >> the key is not to overhype or be ultra sensitive about every single miscommunication that's taken place between the races. the key is to be, a, open, to listen, to recognize that all of us have bias. you know, and it's

edwin quezada, head of yonkers public school in new york. welcome, all. christian, i want to start with you, and ask a simple question, what does my brother's keeper mean to you? >> it simply means just having that brotherhood, the family aspect really. my high school was a part of your initiative, and we were all brothers in that community. like, the teachers in my school were my play aunts and my play uncles. and we didn't think of them as teachers. we thought of them as family. so my brother's keeper create advilage outside of my village of my home. i love that. >> jerron, you have the same experience? >> absolutely. and just what christian said. and what mr. obama said, my neighbor's child is my child. your brother is my brother. your sister is my sister. and you know, just looking after one another, what i have, you have. and just sharing the resources. you don't have -- mentorship doesn't have to be lateral. it can be horizontal. >> and has it affected the student body in yonkers? what has it meant to the students there? >> thank you. my brother's k

quezada, you all participated in black lives matter demonstrations. participated in los angeles. >> yes, sir. >> the protest itself was fine. what happened after you left? >> just a little back story. i don't want to paint the picture that me and my friends were in the right. but one of my friends, she put a piece of black tape over her license plate. so immediately following the protest, we get pulled over by two quad cars, three officers in title, and about nine fehrs show up and it's five black children sitting on the sidewalk, with six squad cars and there was a card crowd gavring in the street. to make a long story short. after all the police officers ended up leaving, the people were running up to us, hey, we don't need anymore hash tags. and that struck me to my core. i was five seconds away from being another hash tag. >> how are the students in yonkers dealing with this is this. >> this is what my brother's keeper is all about. you know, during the demonstration, many of my students led demonstration in the city of yonkers. and every elected