Abstract
The Mutual Preference Judging (MPJ) system has faced persistent criticism from coaches and debaters of color who note that MPJ has allowed traditional, plan-based (majority white and non-black) debaters to exclude the vast majority of Black judges from being placed in their debates. This article reviews the placement of Black judges in elimination rounds at national policy debate tournaments from 2013 to 2022. The review supports the argument that plan-based debate teams exclude Black judges from their judge preference sheets, significantly limiting Black representation in the elimination rounds of national tournaments.
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Recommended Citation
Reid-Brinkley, Shanara
(2025)
"Change Gone Come?: Anti-Blackness and the Exclusion of Black Judges in Mutual Preference Judging,"
Speaker & Gavel: Vol. 61:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/speaker-gavel/vol61/iss1/3