Congratulations to the winner of the Knicks Poetry Slam Program!
The Knicks and sponsors gave away over $250,000 in grants and prizes
by: Mandy Gutmann
Congratulations to Janine Simon of Brooklyn! She took home $10,000 towards her education, $25,000 in Nike branded gym equipment to donate to the school of her choice, a laptop, a printer and a session to customize her own NIKEiD shoes!
2nd Place Winner - Cynthia "Ceez" Keteku won $7,500 towards her education, a laptop, a printer and a session to customize her own NIKEiD shoes!
3rd Place Winner - Brook "B Yung" Yung won $5,000 towards his education, a laptop, a printer and a session to customize his own NIKEiD shoes!
Props to University of Wisconsin for donating two full tuition 4-year scholarships to the Knicks Poetry Slam Program and congrats to the winners of those $80,000 scholarships.
- Marne Bruckner of Brooklyn
- Jasmine Mans of Newark, NJ
A big thank you to Mercy College for donating a full tuition4-year scholarship to the Knicks Poetry Slam Program, valued at $60,000.
- Elton Ferdinand III of Brooklyn
