Denzel Washington to Be Honored at Wiley College
Posted/updated on: January 26, 2018 at 11:42 am
MARSHALL — Hollywood superstar Denzel Washington will be honored at Wiley College in Marshall this weekend. The academy award winner helped put the historically black college on the map in 2007 when he portrayed Melvin Tolson in the movie “The Great Debaters.” Washington will be recognized Saturday during the awards ceremony capping the nation’s first Historically Black Colleges and Universities Speech and Debate Tournament Championship, currently underway. Prairie View A&M and Wiley are among 18 schools taking part.
