The Hate U Give (THUG) Scholarship Slam — CLOSED

Love is love, regardless of gender, and that I believe is something all should remember Hate is hate, regardless of race, nobody is superior or should be judged by their face Books have covers, but…

This art piece is dedicated to music and how it has allowed me to have a bigger impact on others than I ever dreamed possible. Before I held a violin in my hands, no one truly listened. Music has…

lost i guess and sort of empty i dont feel anything i dont care anymore about anything school,myslef, the people here, my parents i need everything to stop people,life one thing on top of another

They hear me See me Tell me Read me Stuff that’s given Hasn’t been easy They say they listen But I’m constantly on repeat Sometimes it’s not worth it I’d rather them tease me Than stand here and…

I first met him in a painful body I didn't have a plan for us I didn't have an idea for us I didn't know where we would go. All I knew was that in that moment He needed someone to tell him That life…

Almost 7 years 7 years and yet I still lay in tears. I never really had the life where my dad would hold me and tell me everything's alright. Bumps and bruises followed by kisses and hugs. Almost 7…

We try to spell he without she That’s the problem with this society !!!!!!! ! We depend on men and let them tell our life stories But why when we try to speak on our own they don’t acknowledge our…

My slam coaches and judges tell me That I mumble too much Something about how I speak when I’m on stage I have this almost drawl This way of swallowing words and letting them fall off my tongue That…

Pale and blue-eyed they call me a gringa but that's not who I am. Some say that I'm lucky that I don't look like a stereotype, but we are people, not Jeopardy questions and we should not be shoved…

Growing up, I believed that being pretty meant being white So I disowned my language and refused to speak Tagalog I told my mom that I hated her cooking, even though my favorite dish is Sinigang I…

Words subdued,lost and deprived Thousands upon millions upon billions With just the will to…survive The reason for existence hidden Terror; instilled in my heart Nothing great done,nothing to set…

Imagine this, you’re six years old, the playground ladder looks nice enough to fall off of. The bars are solid, you can almost see the attention reflecting off the chipped paint of the second bar.…

You pushed You shoved You pinned me to the wall. You screamed You blamed You pinned me to the wall. You bullied You laughed You pinned me to the wall. You lied You manipulated You pinned me to the…

There’s a point when talking about it doesn’t make you feel better anymore. You just live with your mouth closed, walls up, and heart open because last time you spoke to someone they ignored you and…

My world is a black and white film, With very few people in color, But my mom, My mom is the color. I am an old soul, And She the young one. One look at her and you see her bright, Beautiful soul…

I took this image while volunteering in Puerto Rico after Hurrican Maria. Many families had to abanadoned their houses with no hope of returning. The level of help that we provided Puerto Rico with…

I'm afraid of white women. I'm afraid of your accusations. Afraid because I fit every description for who your rapist, robber, or murder could possibly be. Afraid because you can take me out, unarmed…

Growing up I see a lot of people like me, inspirational right You'd think we'd learn from our history instead of killing eachother off in the streets My daddy has always told me if you dont know your…

I was like a baby chick Only following orders My voice was sick Heavy with the weight of my disorders I listened with no questions The adults were always right Always following the suggestions Never…

Can’t walk alone no more cause now I’m hiding under hoods Trying to make sure the boys IN the hood don’t look my way. Two shots a day if I run fast enough...maybe it won’t hit my brain... But granny…

V ery tired of not being heard, O r being heard but always being misunderstood. I s the world just cruel or do I need to be more confident; C onfidence in lacking, I have got to step it up. E…

No more. Hands, hands writhing up my body, Hands that don’t belong there. Don’t scream DON’T scream, You’ll only make it worse, don’t tell a soul They’ll look at you different Nobody will believe…

How Can It Be? Lying in the dark most literally How Can It Be? Being judged every day How Can It Be? Well i don’t know I’ve never experienced it any other way How Can It Be? It’s like having a debt…

I never knew that a voice could be shut up, before it made a sound. That a thought could be destroyed, and in broken pieces torn. A question can be left lingering, when the spirit’s gagged and bound.…