New Documentary Looks at a Day in the Life at the Eagle Academy
Now available on HBO Max, “The Infamous Future” documentary is set in New York City and shines a spotlight on an academic institution that is dedicated to helping young men.
Academic gap: Why Black students lag behind in schools and what’s being done to fix it
November 16, 2020
NEW YORK — When David C. Banks helped open the first Eagle Academy for Young Men in the South Bronx in 2004, he had a goal firmly in mind.
PIX11 Interview on NYC Return to School
Oct 27, 2020
Eagle Academy President & CEO David C. Banks sits on the city advisory board to reopen schools. He explains his disagreement with reopening the schools, and the impact the closure and lack of resources is having on youth. He calls on more support for teachers and leaders.
Inside City Hall: State of Our Schools
October 9, 2020
Eagle Academy Foundation President & CEO David C. Banks appears on NY1 to discuss the reopening of middle & high schools during COVID pandemic.
September 25, 2020
Bronx – Eagle President & CEO David C. Banks offers hope to parents and teachers in challenging times.
How Library of Black Protagonists Will Help Kids of Color
February 26, 2020
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.
The Eagle Academy for Young Men is beating the odds when it comes to students of color
February 24, 2020
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.
PIX11: A Unique Collection in the Bronx of Black, Latino Male Stories
February 12, 2020
Brooklyn – PIX11 Highlights an important book collection curated by Eagle Academy President & CEO David C. Banks in collaboration with Scholastic. Principal Cecelia Gutierrez shared 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.”
Summit Aims to Empower Young Men of Color
February 8, 2020
Brownsville – The Eagle Academy Foundation in Brownsville kicked off its Black History celebrations with a summit that aims to achieve social change. Students listened to speakers, took part in workshops and participated in African rituals, such as the transformation walk where the students are blindfolded and led by their mentors — signifying the transition from boyhood to manhood.
TEDX: Empowering Young Men of Color to SOAR Above Adversity – TEDX Fairfield University
Nov 20, 2019
Fairfield- The Eagle Academy Foundation 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. Banks’ visionary approach to the education of young men of color emphasizes a partnership between schools and communities based on the guiding principles of academic excellence, leadership, and character development. His model has been adopted in schools throughout all five New York City boroughs and Newark, with replication of the model set to expand nationally.
CBS: COLLEGE FAIR OFFERS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUNG MEN OF COLOR
October 18, 2019
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.
September 5, 2019
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.
