GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Students across the city of Grand Rapids were recently honored for their contributions to an essay contest aimed at keeping the legacy of civil rights activist Rosa Parks alive.

Wellspring Preparatory High School freshman Colin Atkari was honored by the city of Grand Rapids last week for the essay he submitted in the Rosa Parks Sculpture Project essay contest. Colin's ...

It just wasn't a good ... values of Parks and use them, he said. "One of the major criteria is their application essay describing how they would take the ideals and dedication Rosa Parks had ...