Anthony Brock

Anthony Brock is the Co-Founder with his brother Fred and Head of School at Valiant Cross Academy. Since opening in 2015, Valiant Cross Academy has been showcased in local print publications, WSFA “Making a Difference” report, WAKA’s “What Right With Our Schools” report, recognized by the USA Today as “A Community That Thrives Program,” and Valiant Cross received the 2017 Community Service Award from Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Valiant Cross was also recently selected as one of the State of Alabama’s Bicentennial School’s. He is also the co-author of the book “Fruit” and the Executive Producer of the PBS documentary “Fruit,” which details his career as an educator and mentor. Anthony and his scholars from VCA recently were featured in Bryan Stevenson’s HBO Documentary True Justice, and CNN News has done a feature on the school. He is proud to be the 2023 Yass Prize Winner.