NY Times article: Too Long Ignored- Destruction of our black boys

Today, we discuss the New York Times article, Too Long Ignored by Bob Herbert. Article can be read at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/21/opinion/21herbert.html. We invite August Turak, author and speaker and David Banks, founder of Eagle Academy Foundation, to share in this discussion. Eagle Academy was established by 100 black men of New York. The Eagle Academy Foundation is committed to the development of a network of all male, grades 6 through 12, college-preparatory public schools that educate and develop young men into future leaders committed to excellence in character, scholastic achievement and community service. The Foundation is focused on creating Eagle Academies in high-poverty communities with excessively high rates of incarceration. Eagle foundation has two schools in Brooklyn and Bronx NY and over 500 students. www.eafny.org