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2024 AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH – DR. CARTER G. WOODSON ORATORICAL CONTEST

Date
February 24
Time
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost
Free
Organizer’s Site
http://oratoricalcontest.com/schedule-1
Using the annual Black History theme, high school students write and orate an original essay. The students are encouraged to think deeply and broadly about the subject, focusing on the impact of the theme on past, present and future Black society. The young people are offered coaching and support over the weeks leading up to the competition. This year’s Association for the Study of African American Life and History national theme is African Americans and the Arts.
At this event, finalists present their orations in six minutes to a panel of judges. They are scored on content, presentation, and persuasion. Students receive cash and other prizes.
Read the full executive summary on the 2024 theme Arican Americans and the Arts online atasalh.org

Location

Airport Police Community Center
9160 South Loyola Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90045 United States + Google Map

Organizer

Mayor Karen Bass; Our Authors Study Club, Inc.; Sigma Gama Rho, Sigma Sigma Los Angeles Chapter; Councilman Curren Price, President Pro Tem Los Angeles City Council, Councilman Ninth District; the Los Angeles City Council; Board of Public Works President Pro Tem Mike Davis and the Board of Public Works; the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA); Honorary Chair Michael Lawson, President, and CEO, Los Angeles Urban League, and the 2024 African American Heritage Month Honorary Committee

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