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Governor Deval Patrick addresses teens at the National Urban League Youth Summit, held Friday at Matthews Arena.
The following is a press release from Northeastern University:
The road to success may be paved with hurdles, but facing adversity should not be a barrier to achievement, says Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.
Speaking Friday at the 2011 National Urban League’s Youth Leadership Summit at Northeastern’s Matthews Arena to nearly 300 teens from across the United States, Patrick stressed the importance of staying positive when life presents challenges, and praised the value of education, saying “it is the single most high-impact investment government can make for a stronger society.”
Patrick’s remarks came at the end of the weeklong youth summit at Northeastern entitled, “Education: The Foundation for Every Occupation.” The event took place in conjunction with the 22nd Annual National Urban League Conference, held in Boston for the first time in more than three decades. Summit participants came from 37 U.S. cities, including Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Houston, and Washington, D.C.
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