From the Bronx to Yale: the power of high school 'speech

Students from a South Bronx school head to a competitive speech tournament at Yale, where a returning champion faces rising newcomers and scholarships hang in the balance.

Teenagers from the Bronx pour everything into performances that could change their futures.

High school students from Democracy Prep school in the South Bronx, New York, compete against young people across the US at a ‘speech’ competition at Yale University, a form of competitive acting.

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