{
  "id": 12195688,
  "title": "Denzel Washington gave $1m to Texas debate team; it later won national title",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/denzel-washington-gave-1m-to-texas-debate-team-it-later-won-national",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T12:55:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/in-2007-denzel-washington-gave-1-million-to-revive-a-texas-colleges-debate-programme-seven-years-later-its-23-member-team-won-the-overall-title-at-a-national-tournament-with-80-schools/articleshow/134706266.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Denzel Washington donated $1 million to Wiley College in Texas to revive its debate programme in 2007. The programme had been inactive since 1947 and soon regained prominence in collegiate debate. In 2014, the Wiley College debate team won a national tournament, defeating 80 other schools. Washington has since followed the team's progress and pledged to continue financial support.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Taylor Sheridan bought 600-acre Texas ranch; it later became film and TV hub",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/taylor-sheridan-bought-600-acre-texas-ranch-it-later-became-film-and",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:07:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}