Teen Essay Contest to Celebrate Black History Month

From the City of Belmont: Celebrating Black History Month is a way to honor and recognize all that African-Americans have done, not just in the fight for equality, but for the betterment of our country as a whole. The City of Belmont and the Belmont Library are partnering to host a Black History Month Essay Contest. Entries due on Wednesday, February 22nd by 11:59pm.

Prompts:

• Describe an African-American today, in your life of community, who is making a positive impact on history & how.
• What event in Black History do you think most influenced America’s way of life and why?
• Describe what the following Booker T. Washington quote means to you: “More and more, we must learn to think not in terms of race or color or language or religion, or political boundaries, but in terms of humanity.”

Guidelines:

• The contest is open to students in 6th-12th grade.
• Essays must be based on one of the three prompts listed above.
• Only one entry per person.
• Essays should be no longer than 500 words and should be typed.
• Entries must be submitted by Google Form here.
• Entries due by 11:59pm on Wednesday, February 22nd.

Image and flyer via the City of Belmont