Dallas ISD: Fifth-Grader Zihair Douglas Wins The 2023 MLK Jr. Oratory Final
January 25, 2023
January 25, 2023
DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 25 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023:
"We all have the power, in our own spheres of influence, to make a difference, to fulfill the hopes, prayers and dreams of Dr. King." With these words, Zihair Douglas, a fifth-grade student at Thomas L. Marsalis STEAM Academy, ended the speech that would ultimately have him win the Dallas MLK Oratory final earlier this month. For this year's competition . . .
"We all have the power, in our own spheres of influence, to make a difference, to fulfill the hopes, prayers and dreams of Dr. King." With these words, Zihair Douglas, a fifth-grade student at Thomas L. Marsalis STEAM Academy, ended the speech that would ultimately have him win the Dallas MLK Oratory final earlier this month. For this year's competition . . .