Denzel donates $1m to college

Denzel Washington is putting his money where his heart is. The director and star of "The Great Debaters" is donating $1 million so that Wiley College can reestablish its debate team. Washington's movie, which opens Christmas day, tells the story of a 1930s debate team from the tiny, all-black college in Marshall, Texas, that took on some of the best ... (Full article: 700 words)

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