Rural basketball coaches, inner-city math and music teachers — they are, as we all know, everywhere in the movies, inspiring their unlikely charges to equally unlikely triumphs. Most of these films ...

As shocking as it is to revisit an era when the lynchings of African Americans were commonplace in the Jim Crow South, "The Great Debaters" feels like a movie set in another world for another, almost ...

A Tulsa debate champ is the inspiration for a blockbuster. "The Great Debaters" is based on the true story of an all black debate team that won the national championship back in the 1930s. The News On ...

"When the nation was in need, he inspired them to give us hope." The tagline for "The Great Debaters" refers to Wiley College Professor Melvin B. Tolson and his undeterred debate team's inspirational ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credits: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and The Weinstein Company If you’re wondering where to stream The Greater Debaters online, then ...

Denzel Washington’s The Great Debaters, from a screenplay by Robert Eisele, based on a story by Mr. Eisele and Jeffrey Porro, enlivens and enlightens this chaotically overcrowded movie season with an ...

MARSHALL, Texas -- Deep in the heart of East Texas, a small historically black college continues to get worldwide attention thanks to single motion picture. “When we arrive at tournaments, they say, ...

Tailor-made for maximum inspirational, historical and educational impact, "The Great Debaters" shines a bright spotlight on a remarkable example of black achievement long forgotten in the sorry ...

Resolved: The Great Debaters is an emotionally and dramatically satisfying piece of work, solidly crafted and intelligently affecting. Arriving just in time to provide a heaping helping of ...

Tailor-made for maximum inspirational, historical and educational impact, "The Great Debaters" shines a bright spotlight on a remarkable example of black achievement long forgotten in the sorry ...

Don’t Miss a Moment. Join 30,000 locals who stay current on San Antonio news, culture, and events. Get our free newsletters in your inbox three times a week. So erudite and accomplished is Professor ...