Essay & Arts Contest Winners
Palm Beach County Community Remembrance Project and Equal Justice Initiative Announces 2023 Scholarship Essay Contest Winners
The Palm Beach County (PBC) Community Remembrance Project Coalition, in partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), announced the winners of the 2023 EJI Racial Justice Essay Contest. Students were asked to examine the history of a topic of racial injustice and to discuss its legacy today. The submitted essays explained students chosen topic using a specific historical event(s), explored how the injustice persists, and imagined solutions for a future free from racial injustice. Students were encouraged to reflect on how the topic impacts their own lives and communities.
Jade Shaw
Suncoast Community High School
Click to download essay: Jade_Shaw_EJI_Racial_Justice.pdf
Nedjie Aurelien
Atlantic Community High School
Click to download essay: Nedjie_Aurelien_Where_is_Our_American_Dream.pdf
Tyson Elliott
Wellington Community High School
Click to download essay: Tyson_Elliott_How_Mass_Incarceration_was_Disguised_Under_The_War_On_Drugs.pdf
Samantha Pierre
South Tech Academy
Click to download essay: Samantha_Pierre_EJI_Community.pdf
Jazmin Matney
Santaluces Community High School
Click to download essay: Jazmin_Matney_Racial_Injustices.pdf
Dafany Miranda-Zepeda
Grove Community High School
Click to download essay: Dafany_Miranda_Zepeda_A_System_of_Continued_Erasure_and_Mistreatment.pdf
An awards ceremony will be held on June 29th at 5:30 p.m. at the Palm Beach County Main Library where recipients will receive formal recognition of the scholarships in the presence of family, EJI representative, and PBC Community Remembrance Project coalition members. Congratulations to all the recipients of the EJI Racial Justice Essay Contest Scholarship.
