WASHINGTON, DC: Since the 1870s, there has been a tradition held at the White House called the Easter Egg Roll. This year it was held on April 17, 2017. Going to this tradition is free because you have to enter a raffle and only the people that get picked can officially go to the White House.

Have you ever entered a competition where you have to write an essay about an African-American person? Well, this was one of those competitions! Some Friendship students, including me, were lucky enough to participate in the semi-finals of the Friendship Public Charter School Second Annual Black History Month Oratory Competition.