GIRL: I was kind of nervous.
-Good afternoon.
-(MIC FEEDBACK)
But I just took a deep breath
and did my poem.
♪ (MUSIC PLAYS) ♪
GIRL 2: There's chairs up there,
 chairs out here.
It's gonna be a lot of people
and that's a big stage.
Everybody really wants us
to win.
Good afternoon.
My name is Gregory Payton.
Thank you for this opportunity
to be here.
Today I will be performing
a speech that I wrote on my own.
WOMAN: The Martin Luther King
 Oratorical Fest
 is a deep tradition
 that the entire community
looks forward to.
See, my black is beautiful.
WOMAN 2: They're allowed to be
 who they are,
to get up there
no matter how scared they are.
They're profound,
and they have a vision.
And then when they make it,
there's just nothing like it.
ALL: (CHANTING)
Today, we are ready,
as vibrant, beautiful girls
full of potential.
(AUDIENCE CHEERS)
The Lord is my shepherd.
The time is always right
to do the right thing.
We fight today.
We fight tomorrow.
But that doesn't stop
our sorrow.
It's time to stand up
against hate.
(AUDIENCE CHEERS)
♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪
