Powerful 'White Boy Privilege' Slam Poem Pulls No Punches

Atlanta, GA — A poem by an Atlanta student that was part of a school contest has gone viral.

"White Boy Privilege" was written and delivered by Royce Mann, 14, an eighth grade student at the Paideia School in Atlanta's Druid Hills community near Decatur.

In the wake of recent protests over police shootings and race relations in the United States, the video has gone viral and been seen by nearly 300,000 on YouTube.

The poem — which contains language that some may deem offensive — talks about Royce's experiences growing up as a white person.

You can judge the poem for yourself by watching the video above. But just FYI, Royce took home first place in the competition.

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