Six metropolitan Detroit high school students will compete Saturday, March 19 in Detroit as finalists in the 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice Advocacy Competition.
The public is invited to attend the competition from noon to 2 p.m. in the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium at Wayne State University Law School, 471 W. Palmer St.
Eighty-two student essays were submitted by high school juniors and seniors to qualify for the competition.
The six finalists are from University High School Academy in Southfield, Southfield-Lathrup High School and Pontiac Academy for Excellence.
Using the principles espoused by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the students are required to analyze an issue that relates directly to academic and/or societal realities that some students encounter each day.
This year’s topic concerns the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
