Two Black girls from Atlanta made history after winning the annual summer debate competition at Harvard University. This is the first time that two Black women have won the debate competition since its inception in 2017. Jayla Jackson, 16, and Emani Stanton, 17, won the Harvard Debate Council's debate competition with an undefeated record of 10-0. Jackson will be a junior at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School and Stanton is a rising senior at North Atlanta High School. In a Twitter announcement, the council said the duo has "shown the world what’s possible when the playing field is leveled!” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Harvard Diversity Project (@harvarddcdp) Every summer, the Harvard Debate Council hosts the program for hundreds of gifted and talented students who hail from several countries around the world. Students get the opportunity to live on Harvard University’s campus for two weeks before competing in the debate tournament. This year the competition,...
