Brianna McCoy, left, and Chanelle Jackson share a laugh of relief after successfully reading "What if I am a Black Woman?" by author unknown in front of the crowd during the annual Black Writers Read-In 2013 presented by theAfrican American Culture Club and The Centennial Library at Centennial High school in Champaign on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

Sonie Toe reads "Freedom's Plow" by Langston Hughes during the annual Black Writers Read-In 2013 presented by the African American Culture Club and The Centennial Library at Centennial High school in Champaign on Tuesday, February 5, 2013. A member of the debate team, she received a standing ovation from many members of the audience.

Centennial's library was packed during the annual Black Writers Read-In 2013 presented by the African American Culture Club and The Centennial Library at Centennial High school in Champaign on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

Victoria Worthington, left, and Perla Perales read "I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King, Jr. during the annual Black Writers Read-In 2013 presented by the African American Culture Club and The Centennial Library at Centennial High school in Champaign on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

Miagonee Baker reads "Life Cycles" by Nikki Giovanni during the annual Black Writers Read-In 2013 presented by the African American Culture Club and The Centennial Library at Centennial High school in Champaign on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

Aisha Wright reads "Strange Fruit" by Lewis Allan during the annual Black Writers Read-In 2013 presented by the African American Culture Club and The Centennial Library at Centennial High school in Champaign on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

Deon Lewis, right, and Aisha Wright read "Black People" by
Dizzy Wright during the annual Black Writers Read-In 2013 presented by the African American Culture Club and The Centennial Library at Centennial High school in Champaign on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

Phillip Wright reads "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar during the annual Black Writers Read-In 2013 presented by the African American Culture Club and The Centennial Library at Centennial High school in Champaign on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

Mervelline Aflata reads "People" by Jean Toomer during the annual Black Writers Read-In 2013 presented by the African American Culture Club and The Centennial Library at Centennial High school in Champaign on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.r