Martin Luther King Voice 4 Youth First Place Winner Announced

Wilmington DE

31 March, 2022

4:08 AM

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Press release from the Charter School of Wilmington: March 25, 2022 Congratulations to sophomore Srijay Chenna, the first place winner of this year's Martin Luther King Voice 4 Youth competition. Srijay earned the $2,000 top prize for his piece titled, "A Voice's Legacy to Last Forever." According to Srijay, change is possible "by determining our representation in government. The power to choose who will hold the power for change lies in our hands." He continued with a quote from Dr. King, "The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by human beings for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison people because they are different from others." He went on to say, "it is our job to use the vote and make sure that those prisons are destroyed … through a united front of voters educated in fact rather than influenced by the allure of lies. Because the Voice (Dr. King) reminds us. "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." This press release was produced by the Charter School of Wilmington. The views expressed here are the author's own.