The Carolina Comeback

2025 — Online, NC/US

Limited Prep Topics

IMPROMPTU TOPICS

Ida B. Wells: "The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them."

Shirley Chisholm: "If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."

Rosa Parks: "You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right."

Barack Obama: "The arc of the moral universe may bend toward justice, but it doesn’t bend on its own."

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING TOPICS

Is the United States in danger of becoming an illiberal democracy?

What can Democrats do now to enhance their chances in the midterms?

How can the World Health Organization cope with the withdrawal of the US?

How has the Israel-Hamas conflict reshaped Southwest Asia?