Ceilidh Cayenne, a rising senior at Georgia State University majoring in chemistry, is one of 32 winners of Regions Bank's 2016 Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Essay Contest. The essay contest is part of Regions' Black History Month celebration and is based on the submission of a competitive essay about an inspirational African-American. Cayenne was selected for her essay on Amandla Stenberg, who enabled Ceilidh to find her voice on issues that normally get overlooked such as cultural appropriation. Cayenne's essay was selected from more than 9,500 submissions. High school seniors could apply for a $5,000 scholarship while college freshmen, sophomores and juniors were eligible to apply for a $3,500 scholarship.
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