The Bay Area Urban Debate League’s efforts and achievements are recognized more and more every day. Check out where we have been so far…
May 17th - BAUDL Oakland City Champs in The Oakland Tribune
The Oakland Tribune ran a story about the Oakland City Championship Debate Tournament and the BAUDL’s continuing efforts to bring debate to Bay Area schools. Read Katy Murphy’s report here.
February 27th- Street Academy on the Radio:
Emiliano Zapata Street Academy debater Jessica Wimsey and teacher/debate coach Tracey Burns were featured on the KPFA program Education Today to talk about debate and education in Oakland. BAUDL Director Blake Johnson joined them by phone to answer a few questions about the BAUDL and our mission.
You can hear the 25 minute piece here:
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February 22nd - BAUDL on the Radio with STRONG:
On February 26th, BAUDL partnered with Standing to Represent our Next Generation (STRONG) to host a public debate at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in downtown Oakland. Connected with this event, BAUDL director Blake Johnson joined Jael Myrick, director of STRONG, and two of BAUDL’s brightest stars, Kayla Wheatfall and Natassija Jordan, on KPFA. You can hear them here. Fast forward to 3:00 to skip straight to the action.
December 27th- BAUDL on the Radio:
We were featured in a recent story by Cross Currents, a radio program on KALW in San Francisco. We were so excited at the quality of the piece and hope that as many people as possible hear our students in action – they truly are our most powerful advocates. To hear their testimonials, actual debates, and choice words on the importance of the activity, check out this five-minute feature: http://www.crosscurrentsradio.org/features.php?story_id=903
