‘The Real Great Debaters’ Documentary Reception This Week

Day Pitney LLP

WHAT: Full-service law firm Day Pitney LLP Teams with the United Negro College Fund and Full Circle NY to host the reception for ‘The Real Great Debaters’ Documentary Premiere.

Following the reception, the documentary film will make its world premiere at The Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City. The Festival is one of the world’s largest competitive film festivals designed to enhance the roles of multicultural constituents in contemporary cinema.

WHEN: September 11, 2008 at 5 p.m. at a Times Square, New York location.

WHO: Attending the reception will be Dr. Haywood L. Strickland, President of Wiley College and AMS Pictures, along with UNCF, Day Pitney and Full Circle NY representatives.

Edgardo Ramos, partner in the Commercial Litigation practice at Day Pitney, and head of its Diversity Committee, commented, “Our law firm is proud to support this important documentary – and as we honor the Great Debaters of the 1930′s, we also pay tribute to the Great Debaters that will certainly emerge in the newest generations graduating from Wiley.”

WHAT: “The Real Great Debaters of Wiley College,” a documentary film produced by AMS Pictures. The film follows the journey of the 1935 debate team from Wiley College, a small black college deep in the rural Jim Crow South, to its upset of the all-white reigning national championship debate team at the University of Southern California. Wiley College was made famous in the highly-acclaimed 2007 theatrical release, “The Great Debaters” starring Denzel Washington.

Contact: Credentialed media and camera crews may contact Cindy Morgan-Olson, Day Pitney LLP, for more information on attending the VIP invitation-only reception and interviewing any of the participants. (212-297-2486)