Black History Month Contest Winners

Three Fox Chapel Area High School students placed in a Black History Month essay contest sponsored by Stop the Violence Pittsburgh. Fox Chapel Area High School junior Isabella White was awarded first place, junior Safiyyah Muhina won second place, and senior Nathaniel Green was awarded third place in the grades 11 and 12 category. The essay topics were “What is Juneteenth?” and “Why should Juneteenth be celebrated in America?”. A total of 83 students in grades 9-12 from school districts across Western Pennsylvania participated in the essay contest.

The contest was held in conjunction with the fifth annual Student Black History Month Summit which was a free educational program for high school and college students held at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland. Twenty-Six Fox Chapel Area High School students from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council and the Black Student Union participated in the program. As part of the event, students learned about the Freedom House Black Ambulance Service, Black music in Allegheny County, remarkable Black women from Allegheny County, and tech training for the future.

Stop the Violence

Pittsburgh is a grass-roots community organization designed to curb youth violence, culturally educate members of the community, and promote inclusion and diversity.