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Denzel Washington Family Foundation Commits $1 Million to Support HBCU in Texas Funds will benefit Wiley College debate team, depicted in film “The Great Debaters” Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for WarnerMedia By · Denzel Washington’s groundbreaking roles have led to Academy Award, Tony, and Golden Globe wins. Now the acclaimed actor and his family are winning praise from a Texas HBCU for a generous gift.  Washington, who’s married to actress/singer Pauletta Washington and has four adult offspring, recently announced the Denzel Washington Family Foundation has made the fourth $100,000 installment toward a $1 million commitment to Wiley College. Founded in 1873, the historically Black college in Marshall, Texas is home of `The Great Debaters’ a team popularized in a 2007 film of the same name. Washington directed the movie and starred as Professor Melvin B. Tolson, a pioneering debate coach who organized the team in the 1920s and led stude

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