The Tribune

THE United States Embassy in Nassau has launched its 9th annual Dr Martin Luther King Jr Essay contest.

The purpose of the contest is to encourage students to explore the life of Dr King and his impact on the civil rights movement. All high school students in the Bahamas, ages 15 to 18 years old, are invited to participate in the contest.

This year’s theme is: “Dr Martin Luther King Jr worked very hard to highlight the importance of equality and human rights for all regardless of race, gender, religion, ethnicity, disability, citizenship, socio-economic status, etc. He partnered with community leaders, government officials, schools and many others to ensure the fight for equality was a collaborative effort locally and nationally.”

Students are asked to respond to the following questions: What does equality and human rights for all mean to you? What can you do to promote equality and human rights in your community and throughout the Bahamas?

The essays must contain 500 words or less.

The deadline is January 30, 2015 at 5pm.

The essays must have one inch margins, use 12-point Times New Roman font and be double spaced.

The entry form and essay must be submitted electronically to NassauPublicAffairs@state.gov with the subject line of the email as the entrant’s name and title of the essay.

Winners will be announced at the end of February to correspond with Black History Month.