Owen Pham came in fourth place on the TV show "American Ninja Warrior Junior" and won $2,500. He said he has chosen to donate his prize money to the NAACP.
"Racism is something that's been going on for a long time and it's like something that needs to change now," Owen said. "It's gotta happen, otherwise everybody's gonna be treated unfairly."
Owen, who attends Olive-Mary Stitt Elementary School, filmed the finale last summer in California. It aired Friday night on the Universal Kids network.