Diverse minds writing challenge11/11/2023 ![]() ![]() The author’s enthusiasm to capture worldly themes comes from her own travels and experiences living in various countries. The inspiration behind “To Draw the World” stemmed from Mejía Roberts and Echevarria’s passion to increase awareness of the diversity within Latin America and other countries. Funded by Pepco, the contest aims to enlighten, inspire and educate America’s young people and their families in an effort to eradicate prejudices and strengthen ties among today’s youth. This education and awareness initiative was created as part of B’nai B’rith programming that promotes tolerance and communicates a message of equality among all citizens. ![]() Mejía Roberts and Echevarria were announced as the winners at an awards ceremony at the Pepco Edison Place Gallery on June 6. Diverse Minds is a scholarship contest where high school students write and illustrate children’s books to help elementary school children celebrate and appreciate tolerance and diversity. The winner of this year’s Diverse Minds Writing Challenge in the Washington, D.C.-metro area is “To Draw the World,” written by Mary Isabel Mejía Roberts, a student at School Without Walls and illustrated by Pablo Javier Echevarria, a student from Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Students from School Without Walls and Duke Ellington School of the Arts won a college scholarship for their creative and insightful book advocating tolerance and diversity. Teen Writing Contest Rewards Stories About Tolerance and Inclusion Quarterly Newsletter: B’nai B’rith Impact.Report: The Apartheid Slander Against Israel.Report: Annual Marches Glorifying Nazism.2023 None Shall Be Afraid Essay Contest. ![]()
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