The judges included a former attorney general, two state Supreme Court justices and Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s chief ...

BALTIMORE -- For over 30 years, we have asked Maryland high school students to speak up and speak out in WJZ's Black History Oratory Competition. Lillian Green, the 2023 Oratory Competition Winner is ...

HOUSTON – Houston’s Antioch Missionary Baptist Church once again hosted one of the city’s most inspiring events—the Foley & Lardner LLP Annual MLK Jr. Oratory Competition. This year marks the 29th ...

Speech competition honors legacy of late civil rights leader ahead of Inauguration Day DALLAS & HOUSTON & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The voices of tomorrow resonated with hope and inspiration today as ...

Dozens of students from across the state submitted their essays to WJZ's Black History Competition, and last week, 20 finalists read to a panel of judges and an audience of family and friends. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty Maryland high school students performed original speeches in WJZ’s 2026 Black History Oratory Competition. Three winners ...

Montoia Murray, a fifth-grade student at Blackshear Elementary, reacts after winning the Foley MLK Jr. Oratory Competition on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Houston. A group of Houston ISD students ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winners of 2026 MLK Jr. Oratory competition Image by Dallas ISD News Hub Preston Hollow Elementary student Blen T. captured first ...

SANTEE, S.C. (WCIV) — The Orangeburg County School District (OCSD) announced Tuesday details of its third annualDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition. This year's event, with the theme ...

Paul Robeson (center), an All-American athlete, singer, actor and advocate for civil rights. Middle school students in Princeton, Lawrence and Mercer County will have a chance to show off their ...

A young man who just gained admission to study law at the University of Ibadan has won his first award. He opened up about ...

Montoia Murray heard only her pounding heartbeat before she took to the stage to win her first Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratory competition last January. Now a fifth-grader at Blackshear Elementary, ...