Debate KC is holding a fundraiser to help students continue to participate in debate in urban Kansas City despite the pandemic.
He ran for mayor, he was acommunity organizer."EACH TROPHY REMINDSISAAC ALLEN OF HISPASSION.this is for second place in thecollege national tournament.ALLEN GOT HOOKED ONDEBATE AS A FRESHMAN INHIGH SCHOOL - NOW HE'STHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOROF "DEBATE KANSAS CITY."KANSAS CITY'S INNER CITYSCHOOLS DIDN'T OFFERDEBATE - SO THE GROUPORGANIZED AN URBANDEBATE LEAGUE, WHICHGREW FROM TWOSCHOOLS IN 1998 TO MORETHAN 40 TODAY.Briana Tolbert // Debate KansasCitymember"Debate has really changedmy regular school life in thesense that debate has mademe more focused in my othersubjects and things like that."BUT WHEN COVID-19FORCED BRIANA TOLBERTAND OTHERS' SCHOOLS TOGO VIRTUAL - DEBATEKANSAS CITY HAD TO FINDA WAY TO ADAPT TOO.ALLEN SET UP ZOOMDEBATES - CREATEDSPEECH CONTESTS - ANDHELPED STUDENTSQUALIFY FOR A VIRTUALNATIONAL TOURNAMENT.Bennett Addink // Debate KansasCity member"It gives you some sort ofpassion.
Makes you have thissort of feeling that it's fun.Youenjoy what you're doing."Charlie Keegan / ReportingALLEN SAID GOINGVIRTUAL COST THEORGANIZATION MONEY -AND TO MAKE MATTERSWORSE COVID-19 FORCEDDEBATE KC TO CANCELSOME FUNDRAISERS -SO THE GROUP LAUNCHEDA GOFUNDME PAGE TOHELP KEEP THE PROGRAMALIVE IN THE FALL.Isaac Allen // executivedirector ofDebate Kansas City"Students will always have theopportunity to learn to usetheir voice and grow up andbe advocates for change."ADVOCATES FOR CHANGE -AS THE GROUP TRIES TONAVIGATE TODAY'SCHANGES TO ENSURESTUDENTS STILL HAVE AVOICE.IN KANSAS CITY CHARLIEKEEGAN 41 ACTION NEWSTODA
Breken Terry was outside the Lauderdale County Courthouse where people are wondering whether to take down the confederate monument.