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All-Male College Fair
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Coalition tasked with developing Black studies curriculum in NYC schools says program will launch this fall
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Black studies curriculum is slated to be introduced to New York City public school students in the fall, according to a coalition that has been tasked with helping to create the interdisciplinary pre-K through 12 programming.
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The Eagle Academy Foundation Announces Second Annual Career Pathways Expo
The Career Pathways Expo is a signature event of the Eagles Soaring Beyond (ESB) program, which seeks to empower young men of color to define success on their terms and excel by creating multiple pathways to success after high school graduation.
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Syracuse grad’s powerful commencement speech goes viral
When Jordan Pierre was selected by his teachers and peers at Syracuse University to address his fellow graduates during the commencement, he took the opportunity to speak from the heart.
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‘Merch Madness’: Fanatics donates hats, shirts to hundreds of Harlem students
HARLEM – Hundreds of students from the Frederick Douglass Academy were joined by students from the Eagle Academy for a last day of school unlike any other – a Merch Madness giveaways of hats, shirts and bags.
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City police commissioner talks NYPD-community relations with charter school students
The city’s top cop found himself on the spot Friday when a high school student from Staten Island pressed him during a town hall on what the NYPD is doing to hold accountable officers who commit misconduct. “The NYPD has a history of police being overly aggressive toward people of color,” said Kehinde Adeoso, a…
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Academic Gap: Why Black students lag behind in schools and what’s being done to fix it
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.
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Interview on NYC Return to School
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.
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Inside City Hall: State of Our Schools
Eagle Academy Foundation President and CEO David C. Banks appears on NY1 to discuss the reopening of middle & high schools during the COVID pandemic.
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New York City Mayor’s Advisory Council Warned of Teacher Shortage Four Months Ago
The Wall Street Journal – Members of Advisory Council said schools needed more guidance in June to be ready on time.