The Great Debaters and Debate on NPR

National Public Radio recently featured a great broadcast featuring Jeff Porro (co-story writer of The Great Debaters) and John W. Davis, II (Howard University) talking with host Kojo Nnamdi about the movie and the history of debate in the African American community. To hear the archived story, click here.

Also check out "Words as Weapons," an article on debate and HBCUs by John W. Davis, II.