Two black girls from Atlanta, Georgia recently won the championship of the Harvard University Summer Debate. 16-year-old Jayla Jackson and 17-year-old Emani Stanton won the highest awards after beating other teams.
In the announcement Instagram, The Harvard Debate Committee Diversity Project wrote:
#BlackGirlMagic We did it again! 🏆🏆🏆🏆 Jayla and Emani brought us back to Atlanta with the #UNDEFEATED record for our fourth consecutive championship, because they became the first ever to defeat more than one hundred debaters from all over the world in the Harvard International Debate Competition. Black girl portfolio.
They showed the world that when the playing field is level, everything is possible!
Every summer, the Harvard Debate Committee organizes a residential project for hundreds of young Americans from more than 15 countries. According to reports, these students conducted “in-depth study” in more than two weeks and finally participated in a full-project debate competition. Black businessJackson and Stanton discussed their victory with ABC News in the following video last week:
The Harvard Diversity Project was founded by Harvard Debate Coach Brandon P. Fleming to allow more minority students to participate in the debate.
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Fleming recruited underserved black youths in Atlanta with little previous debate experience. Before the Harvard summer program, he would train them in Atlanta for a year every weekend to expose them to higher-level subjects. Over the past four years, Fleming has raised more than $1 million to recruit more than 100 African-American students with full scholarships to recruit Harvard Debate Residents. All four teams trained in Fleming’s unique curriculum won the Harvard International Debate Competition.
Jackson and Stanton won the Atlanta team’s fourth consecutive championship. The theme of the debate was: “Resolved: North Atlantic Treaty Organization should substantially increase its defense commitments in the Baltic States.”
Fleming pointed out that the plan is more than just a debate, “the achievements of the plan and our scholars have shown the world the power of fairness in education”, and they “hope to use our platform to show people what can happen when fair competition.” To those who need it most.”
Stories like this highlight the many successes that black Americans are achieving. In fact, these types of reports deserve more coverage and attention. Unfortunately, most media have not invested in the progress being made in the black community.
In fact, most media prefer to portray black Americans as helpless racial decoy thugs seeking relief. Outstanding blacks are not in their focus, because it will subvert the anti-black narrative they wish to impose on the audience. Nevertheless, the achievements of Jackson and Stanton are extraordinary, and it is clear that these two girls will achieve a lot in their lives.
