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NSDA Nationals USX R&D from Prepd: Racial Justice

On June 9, 2022

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Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament. USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday. This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville. This week we tackle USX topic area #9 on Racial Justice.

Opinion | How to Make Higher Education the Engine of Opportunity, Mobility and Racial Justice https://t.co/sDHnITjx0u pic.twitter.com/RMolZlaaOw

— Inside Higher Ed (@insidehighered) June 8, 2022

“Whether the United States would have pursued racial justice without the threat of humiliation on the international stage and the pressure exerted by powerful global rivals remains an open question.”https://t.co/OSdHndIUfh

— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) May 25, 2022

Two years after the police murder of George Floyd set off racial justice protests around the world, Minneapolis community members and activists say the city has failed to make good on promises for meaningful change in the police department. https://t.co/SzmJ0oitmh

— NYT National News (@NYTNational) May 25, 2022

R&D from Prepd: Racial Justice

By geniao44446

On June 11, 2021

In R&D, U.S. Extemp

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament, Extemp Central will be providing daily research & development (R&D) posts for each of the tournament’s fourteen topic areas. These will include links to important articles about each. It is hoped that these will aid in extempers preparation for this year’s national tournament.

The growth of the racial justice movement has brought great visibility, but also difficult questions over how to sustain it and how to effect meaningful change. https://t.co/hhVAcz0MbH

— NYT National News (@NYTNational) June 6, 2021

George Floyd’s death powered a wave of activism among white Americans, and data suggests it dramatically changed public opinion on racial justice issues https://t.co/xi9l6c6muS

— POLITICO (@politico) May 26, 2021

Topic Brief: Disproportionate Minority Confinement (Part II)

By geniao44446

On August 8, 2014

In Topic Brief, U.S. Extemp

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by Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson competed in college for Western Kentucky University (WKU) in extemp, debate, impromptu and other events during the early 1990’s. Mr. Thompson was WKU’s first national finalist and first champion in limited prep at a national tournament. Thompson started coaching high school extemp in 1993 and has coached extempers to four state championships and numerous state finals. In the last decade he has had extempers in numerous national elimination rounds and had a student finish in the top six at the MBA Round Robin. In his daily life he is a case manager at a teen shelter for homeless/runaway/abused youth in Louisville Kentucky. DMC and MI are topics that he deals with daily and is passionate about. Questions about this brief can be sent to [email protected] or feel free to approach him at a tournament to discuss these or other extemp issues.

Part I of this topic brief can be found here.

Topic Brief: Disproportionate Minority Confinement (Part I)

By geniao44446

On August 7, 2014

In Topic Brief, U.S. Extemp

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by Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson competed in college for Western Kentucky University (WKU) in extemp, debate, impromptu and other events during the early 1990’s. Mr. Thompson was WKU’s first national finalist and first champion in limited prep at a national tournament. Thompson started coaching high school extemp in 1993 and has coached extempers to four state championships and numerous state finals. In the last decade he has had extempers in numerous national elimination rounds and had a student finish in the top six at the MBA Round Robin. In his daily life he is a case manager at a teen shelter for homeless/runaway/abused youth in Louisville Kentucky. DMC and MI are topics that he deals with daily and is passionate about. Questions about this brief can be sent to [email protected] or feel free to approach him at a tournament to discuss these or other extemp issues.