Hello, this is Angelica Bell and Michael Underwood. And welcome to this special podcast as we play back the finalists of the 500 words Black Lives Matter competition.

We wrangled some of the finest actors in the business to read the entries of our fab finalists. So here we go with our very first finalist.

I feel out of control written by nine-year-old Sarah DeYoung and read by David Tennant.

I feel out of control by Sarah DeYoung.

George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis.

A police officer knelt on his neck until he died.

George Floyd was black. The police officer is white.

People are marching to demand that it does not happen again. They are marching against police

cruelty and against racism. I feel out of control. I'm so angry and sad. When I feel like this, I like to draw pictures.

I find that it helps me to feel better.

But today... today was different.

I took my bucket of chalk and headed outside to start drawing on the sidewalk.

I began writing George Floyd's name in big yellow letters when my neighbour Mohammed walked

by.

I'm angry too, he said.

He picked up a piece of chalk and started drawing figures of the protesters inside my bubble

letters.

While Mohammed drew, he shared his own stories of racism.

My classmate Ping walked by.

I can't believe this happened, he said, and grabbing a piece of chalk started drawing.

Ping explained how the discrimination he and his family face has gotten worse with COVID-19.

I'm not a virus, you know, he said, as he drew a large

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