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Thank you to NYU Law PILF for supporting our work in 2010! We are excited to begin this new partnership and look forward to R. Goldberg representing us on their board.

For Immediate Release: The Malcolm X Debate Program can only provide debate education for 50 high school students incarcerated and educated at Rikers this Spring if we have the support of fifteen volunteers just like you. If you want to … Continue reading →

If you’re interested in becoming involved with the Malcolm X Debate Program at Rikers Island please join us for our Fall 2009 info session on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 6:30 pm at 715 Broadway (on the corner of Broadway … Continue reading →

… from less academic sources. A few different perspectives here, with perhaps too much focus on debate as a route to power. No Argument: High School Debate is Popular Once Again Revenge of the Nerds Ministers of Debate Were you … Continue reading →

Here are a few reading resources about debate theory for folks who will be volunteering with the program this spring (or anyone interested in exploring debate theory more in depth). (right click to ‘save as’) Gordon Mitchell – Argumentative Agency … Continue reading →

We are currently seeking volunteer teachers! EMAIL: info@malcolmxdebates.org Beginning in February and running until May (a college semester) volunteers will facilitate our first debate program at Rikers Island Academy. Volunteers will have a teaching partner. *We will train volunteers at … Continue reading →