Stop the Hate Youth Speak Out Contest Now Accepting Entries: Your Chance to Win $100,000 in Scholarships and Awards
The Maltz Museum is proud to announce the 15th Annual Stop the Hate Youth Speak Out essay writing contest is now accepting entries. Northeast Ohio students in sixth through 12 grades are invited to share their experiences with bias and discrimination in 500 words or less for a chance to win $100,000 in scholarships and awards. Juniors and seniors will compete for the grand prize, a $20,000 scholarship.
This year, they honor the courage and spirit of activists of the Civil Rights Movement whose legacy is explored in the Maltz Museum’s special exhibition, This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement. Inspired by lyrics to the African American folk anthem, “This Little Light of Mine,” sung as an expression of unity in the fight for equality and justice for all, we invite you to share how you shine your light as an agent of positive change in your community.
This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
For the essay contest: In 500 words or less:
- Write about a personal experience of injustice, bias, discrimination, or exclusion: something you witnessed or experienced, or a moment when you learned about an unjust situation or event that affected you or others.
- How did this moment impact you and others?
- Reflect on the idea of “light” as a metaphor. Where can we find “light” in this situation? How have you or will you shine your light as an agent of positive change in your community? How does shining a light (standing up or telling your story) help you and others?
Deadlines: Grades 6-10: Thurs, February 16, 2023; Grades11-12: Thurs, February 23, 2023
To Enter Submit through the official entry form. For more info, visit MaltzMuseum.org/Learn