Choose a historical figure or event from African American history and tell us how you draw inspiration from him/her/them/it.

Participants are asked to submit a 3-5 minute video OR a written 300-word short story with an image. Videos and written stories will then be judged and 3 winners from each of our 2 categories (students and faculty) will be selected. All videos and written stories will be judged on their relevancy, authenticity, organization/coherence, creativity, and positivity.

The following awards will be given for the top 3 videos or written stories in the faculty category and in the student category:

FIRST PRIZE
$1000

SECOND PRIZE
$500

THIRD PRIZE
$250

Important Dates

Submission Open Date:
September 15th

Submission Close Date:
December 15th

Winners Announced:
February 2022

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