October 2019 - The Eagle Academy Foundation

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Oct 24

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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.

https://eafny.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/New-Rising-Voices-Classroom-Library-from-Scholastic-and-David-C.-Banks-Celebrates-the-Stories-of-Black-and-Latino-Boys.pdf

Oct 24

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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.

http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2019/oct/24/eagle-academy-foundation-hosts-historic-college-ca/

Oct 23

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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.

https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Innovation-TED-Talks-coming-to-Fairfield-14556950.php

Oct 21

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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.

https://queenseagle.com/all/2019/10/21/flushing-college-and-career-fair-engages-hundreds-of-nyc-students

Oct 18

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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.

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/10/18/eagle-academy-college-fair-for-men-of-color/

Oct 18

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Kew Gardens Hills, Queens - Thousands of teens pack a Queens College gymnasium for a college fair targeted specifically at young men of color.

https://www.pix11.com/2019/10/18/how-an-unconventional-college-fair-could-change-the-lives-of-young-men-at-risk/

Oct 10

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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.

https://www.univision.com/local/nueva-york-wxtv/infamous-future-un-documental-lleno-de-historias-inspiradoras-sobre-jovenes-que-construyeron-su-camino-video