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State of Our Schools
Bronx – Eagle President and CEO David C. Banks offers hope to parents and teachers in challenging times.
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The Eagle Academy for Young Men is beating the odds when it comes to students of color
The Eagle Academy for young men is helping students defy the odds with a graduation rate of almost ninety percent compared to the national rate of just under sixty percent.
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How Library of Black Protagonists Will Help Kids of Color
NowThis News – The Rising Voices Library is full of books with protagonists of color to inspire Black & Latino kids and provides them with high-interest, culturally relevant texts that give context to what they’re experiencing in the world around them.
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A Unique Collection in the Bronx of Black, Latino Male Stories
Brooklyn – PIX11 Principal Cecelia Gutierrez shares with PIX11 News, how the Rising Voices Collection “ties in with the work that we’re doing to make sure all of our students have equitable access to books that are relatable — books that tell their story.”
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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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‘INFAMOUS FUTURE’, UN DOCUMENTAL LLENO DE HISTORIAS INSPIRADORAS SOBRE JÓVENES QUE CONSTRUYERON SU CAMINO
La producción narra las vivencias en las escuelas Eagle Academy, que ofrecen formación de calidad para afroestadounidenses y latinos en Nueva York y Newark. Elizabeth Almonte, directora de innovación de la entidad, explicó que en las aulas los jóvenes crecen en un ambiente donde se sienten seguros y así pueden aprovechar al máximo el aprendizaje.
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Eagle Academy’s Success with Young Men of Color
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and David C. Banks, founder of Eagle Academy talk about how the all-male New Jersey public school focuses on building young men committed to academic excellence.
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David Banks Helps Young Men SOAR
MSNBC interviews Eagle Founder & CEO David C. Banks after Freddie Gray’s arrest sparks Baltimore protests. Banks urges a response that focuses on investing in young Black men of color.
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Eagle Academy for Young Men 2014 Graduation News Coverage
WABC covers graduation day at the Bronx Eagle Academy, made extra special because 100% of students were accepted to College, including one student who was accepted to 21 Colleges.
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David C. Banks Honorary Doctorate Ceremony-Wheelock College
Boston – An emotional moment enfolds as Eagle alumni attending their college graduation rise to recite the William Ernest Henley poem “Invictus” as Eagle Academy President & CEO David C. Banks is awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Wheelock College.