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Wednesday, November 29, 2007

Tacoma News Tribune article about the launch of Tacoma Urban Debate League

Tacoma UDL Launch @ UPS

November 01, 2007

Pierce County Message Magazine - Tacoma Urban Debate League

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Real Change - Teams Spice Up Debate Using Hip Hop Flava

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Seattle Times wrote a great article about us!

Inner-city kids find "a powerful voice"

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Magnolia News wrote a great article about the Lawton Elementary School Tournament!

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Seattle PI - Seattle's spin on hip-hop

Tacoma Weekly - Debate meets hip-hop in new league

Urban Educator's Close up -

Urban Debate Leagues - A Growing Phenomenon 

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2007

Seattle Urban Debate Featured in

Seattle Hip Hop's 2006 End of the Year Wrap Up

Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007

Tacoma Urban Debate Workshop at University of Puget Sound

November 13, 2007

Newsweek Magazine features our cutting-edge Hip Hop Debate Programming!

October 20, 2006

Seattle Post-Intelligencer urges Seattle community to support the Seattle Urban Debate League

March 2006

Urban Educator writes about the incredible academic and social benefits of ALOUD and urban debate around the country.

9/1/2003 - Jen Johnson Joins the Seattle UDL

This spring marked the end of Rachel Woods' tenure with the Seattle UDL. This Fall, Jen Johnson is joining us here in Seattle. Jen has spent the past several years running the Bay Area UDL (BAUD). She is very excited to be working with us in Seattle, and we are very lucky to have her with us.

6/8/2003 - 60 Minutes Feature Highlights Urban Debate League Success Stories

Tonight, CBS ran a feature story on Urban Debate Leagues. The story focused on the success of Walbrook Academy in Baltimore. CBS has made available the text of the broadcast. You can also download the story in mpeg (135 MB) or wmv (22 MB) format. To download, right-click on the link and select "save target as".

6/6/2003 - 60 Minutes Story on Urban Debate Leagues will air on Sunday, June 8

The Seattle Debate Foundation has exciting news to announce. CBS News' "60 Minutes", the highest rated news magazine on TV, will air a story on Urban Debate Leagues (UDLs) this Sunday, June 8, at 7pm PST. This national network TV story will help raise awareness of the Seattle UDL and urban debate across the country.

We urge you to watch this broadcast so you can see how powerful the benefits of UDLs really are. Tell your friends and family to tune in too. The story will focus on the Baltimore UDL but will highlight the strength and importance of UDLs across the country, including Seattle.

For additional information, check out the SDF website www.seattledebate.org and the Associated Leaders of Urban Debate website, www.debateleaders.org.



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