Author: oow
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Summit Aims to Empower Young Men of Color
Brownsville – The Eagle Academy Foundation in Brownsville kicked off its Black History celebrations with a summit that aims to achieve social change- including speakers, workshops and African rituals.
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Urban Agenda: Preparing Students for the New Economy Starts with Developing our Teachers
Amsterdam News- In Teachers are the engine of change. If our teachers learn about the new economy through immersive professional development experiences, they can transform outcomes for a generation of New York City students.
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We Need to Teach Young Men of Color Differently. That Starts With Books Where They Are Celebrated
The 74 Million- Educators, teachers, boys and young men of color need to see, read and include literature that speaks to black and Latino culture in their curriculum choices.
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Empowering Young Men of Color to SOAR Above Adversity – TEDX Fairfield University
Fairfield – EAF President & CEO David C. Banks outlines his visionary approach to the education of young men of color, emphasizing a partnership between schools and communities based on the guiding principles of academic excellence, leadership, and character development.
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Founder of Eagle Academy Schools Compiles Library with Role Models for Students of Color
QNS – David C. Banks, the President and CEO of the Eagle Academy Foundation has curated — in collaboration with with Scholastic — a new collection of books for kindergarten through fifth-grade classrooms containing high-interest, authentic texts that celebrate the stories of Black and Latino boys, some of the most historically most underrepresented people in…
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New Rising Voices Classroom Library from Scholastic and David C. Banks Celebrates the Stories of Black and Latino Boys
Press Release – Today, Scholastic announced the Rising Voices Library, a new collection of books for K–5 classrooms containing high-interest, authentic texts that celebrate the stories of Black and Latino boys—some of the historically most underrepresented people in children’s literature.
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Eagle Academy Foundation Hosts Historic College & Career Fair
Amsterdam News – Hundreds of students attended the College & Career Fair held at Queens College Oct. 18, meeting the representatives of more than 100 colleges at a historic college fair.
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Innovation “TED Talks” coming to Fairfield University
Connecticut Post- Fairfield, CT- Fairfield University will host a diverse line-up of speakers at a TEDx program on October 28, including Eagle Founder David C. Banks.
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Flushing College and Career Fair Engages Hundreds of NYC Students
Queens Daily Eagle- More than 2,000 young men and boys from around New York City visited Queens College Friday for a college and career fair designed to help high schoolers consider their next steps after graduation.
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COLLEGE FAIR OFFERS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUNG MEN OF COLOR
Queens – Research shows young men of color are underrepresented at colleges across the country, but Eagle Academies are trying to change that with a college fair open to only Black males.