5th #ROCKstars shined brightly during their debate about which social justice athlete most impacted our society through their activism! The judges team included the Mozart’s new school leader Principal Shantae Toole! We’re so excited to partner w/ BDL next year! Boston Debate League

Today we are spotlighting Alicia Garza, an author, civil rights activist, and co-founder of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BlackOratorSpotlight

Today, the Black Orator we spotlight is James Baldwin, a famous novelist, and civil rights activist. In 1965, Baldwin gave powerful remarks and won a debate against a leading conservative in the United Kindom. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BlackOratorSpotlight

Our last #BlackHistoryMonth Spotlight goes to Barbara Jordan. Please read about all her accomplishments in the public sector. #BHM #BlackOratorSpotlight

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BlackOratorSpotlight

In honor of Women's History Month, we will spotlight the Boston Debate League's inspiring staff. Starting next week, join us every Wednesday and Friday on Instagram and Twitter this month to celebrate the extraordinary women in the BDL community. #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM2023

#ICYMI BDL partner and long-time volunteer shares their experience in The Boston Globe OpEd tinyurl.com/kcd5mkbw #morethandebate #policydebate #bostondebate #bospoli #mapoli #edutwitter

Happy International Women's Day! Join us today as we spotlight Marisa Suescun, the Director of Programs, and this July will mark Marisa's 10th Anniversary working at the BDL!  #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM #InternationalWomensDay

Let's give it up to our next spotlight Jackney Joseph, Director of External Affairs! Jackney has been with the BDL for 2.5 years, and during this time, she expanded our community partnerships with companies like Amazon, JP Morgan Chase, and many more. #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM

Today's Women's History Month Spotlight goes to Kimberly Bartlett-Ra, the Director of Operations, who has been with the BDL for 7.5 years! #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM

Happy Friday! The next #WomensHistoryMonth's spotlight goes to Sarah Mayper, the Senior Instructional Coach for Debate-Inspired Classrooms. This July, Sarah will hit 9 years with the BDL! #WHM2023

Our next #WomensHistoryMonth spotlight goes to Kelly Cody, the Volunteer Manager! Kelly has been with the BDL for 1.5 years. #WHM2023

Join us for the Race, Equity, Policy Series: Careers in Emerging Technologies webinar! This discussion will feature panelists in the fields of artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and cybersecurity. Learn more and register here: forms.gle/b8vagc3Xxt6yU6…

The last #WomensHistorySpotlight goes to Executive Director Kimberly Willingham, and in July, will mark 8 years with BDL! Kimberly is the BDL's first woman and person of color to serve as the ED. #WHM2023

As the school year comes to a close we're celebrating this year's Urban Debate National Championship qualifiers! Next up from Boston Debate League

Happy Juneteenth, Boston! Join in the community celebrations around town to honor and commemorate the emancipation of enslaved Africans in the United States. baystatebanner.com/2023/06/14/fre…

NAUDL Boston Debate League BostonPublicSchools I'm happy to report that the article was recently accepted for publication in EEPA Editors. For now, access the full paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai23-825. I must give thanks to my excellent coauthor Kate Larned, an advanced PhD student at Harvard's Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) 11/12

Students are heading back-to-school all over the country & new research from Beth Schueler shows the highly positive impact participating in #urbandebate had for Boston Debate League students. Find out why in this excellent piece from Newsweek Mightier Newsweek newsweek.com/hubs/mightier/…

Thanks to Nick Morrison and Forbes for featuring this study which affirms the profound #academic impacts of our After School #debate program.