Winner
Ula Ekmecic, 16, from Roosevelt High School in Seattle chose an Opinion essay headlined “I’m a Black American.
All my friends have to do is re-curate their Instagram feeds.
Since the outcry following the murder of George Floyd and the resurgence of Black Lives Matter to the forefront of news, social media, and daily conversation, I have seen people come together for humanity in a way I have never before.
Ava on “I’m Finally an Angry Black Man”
Benjamin Choi on “They Fled Asia as Refugees.
Bethany on “Doctors are Covid’s First Historians”
Elizabeth Hirschfeld on “America, This Is Your Chance”
Ellie Klibaner-Schiff on “New York Times Says Senator’s Op-Ed Did Not Meet Standards”
Moniola on “I’m Finally an Angry Black Man”
Rina on “Why I’ve Stopped Telling People I’m Not Chinese”
Samantha on “Silver Lining to the Mask?
