The winners in the City’s fifth annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest and Black History Month Art Contest were recognized at Monday’s City Council work session. Six artists/authors will see their essays and art pieces published on the City’s website and in the June edition of Richardson Today, and a $200 prize was awarded to each winner per grade level category.
The winners in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest are:
- 4th–6th Grade Lucy Mann
- 7th–9th Grade Amal Raj Anilkumar
- 10th–12th Grade Ashlyn Yarbrough
The winners in the Black History Month Art Contest are:
- 1st–3rd Grade Praneel Thakkar
- 4th–6th Grade Cohen Hughes
- 7th–9th Grade Amal Raj Anilkumar
- 10th–12th Grade Ayianna Wooten
The contests were open to students who live in the City of Richardson or attend a school in Richardson. The Richardson City Council sponsored the contests in cooperation with Richardson ISD, Plano ISD, the Richardson Cultural Arts Commission and UT Dallas, to promote, embrace, and celebrate community diversity and inclusion.
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Winning essays and art: www.cor.net/ArtandEssayContest
