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Racial Taunts Provoke Morehouse, Spelman and Other Universities to Withdraw from National Debate Tournament: They Couldn t Take It Anymore

The world of collegiate speech and debate has been rocked since multiple Black competitors from Spelman College and Morehouse College came forward with claims of alleged racial taunting that went unchecked by tournament judges during a national debate championship in April. The alleged taunting took place the weekend of April 16 to 17 during the virtual United States Universities Debating Championship. The competition marked not only the national championship, but also the last tournament of the debate season. Members of both historically Black College and University teams say racially laced micro-aggressions, mocking, rolling of eyes and depictions of Black debaters as caricatures were witnessed. 

Morehouse withdraws; debate championship canceled after racist taunts : NPR

"This tournament was a culmination of years of innate and not-so-well concealed racism within the debate community that came to a head," says Daniel Edwards, the Morehouse College team captain.

Morehouse Debate Team Withdraws From Competition After Racist Taunts

By Cherranda Smith Apr 30, 2021 The Morehouse College debate team withdrew from its last tournament of the season after receiving racist taunts from other school’s team. According to a report by The Undefeated, members of other schools mocked the Morehouse team during a round of the US Universities Debating Championship earlier this month using racist mimicking of the men’s voices.  Members of the University of Hawai i also allegedly violated debate rules by turning on their cameras during Morehouse’s speaking time, which was prohibited in the virtual set up of the competition. According to the report, the students rolled their eyes and laughed while the Morehouse team spoke. 

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