Student Me’Ami Dugais Wins Prize For Black History Month Poem
The poem below was selected by Principal Dunn and the EHS administrative team as the winning submission for the Black History Month poetry contest. Me’Ami Dugais, the poem’s author, received a cash prize and was able to share her poem at the academic awards ceremony. To read more of Me’Ami’s poetry or to contact her, check out her poetry blog.
Black Pride
american
home of the brave
land of the free
but my ancestors would disagree
it’s shown by their bodies that hang onto trees
but we never gave up fighting
we never fleed
we stood our ground with freedom as our lead
we took charge
as kings and queens
to make this land
the land of the free