The winners of the 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest and 2023 Black History Month Art Contest were recognized at Monday’s City Council meeting. Seven artists/authors were awarded $200 and their essays and art pieces will be published in the May edition of Richardson Today.
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.
The 2023 essay contest winners:
- 4th-6th Grade Hafsa Sayeed
- 7th-9th Grade Daniela Mantula
- 10th-12h Grade Shereen Qaralusi
The 2023 art contest winners:
- 1st-3rd Grade Yuval Segal
- 4th-6th Grade Amal Raj Anilkumar
- 7th-9th Grade Cooper Mansur
- 10th-12th Grade Katherine Ramirez Sosa
To read the winning essays and see the winning art, visit www.cor.net/ArtandEssayContest.
