Rosa Parks Not Really Honored By New Bus Depot

DETROIT (Nov. 4)—The Detroit Department of Transportation announced Monday that it attempted to honor the memory of civil-rights pioneer and hometown hero Rosa Parks by naming a new downtown bus depot after her. “We believe that the Rosa Parks Transit Center is a fitting tribute to a woman who came to epitomize courage and principle,” Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick said at the depot’s groundbreaking. “Although, come to think of it, no one wants to have their name associated with a grimy bus depot, much less spend five minutes there.” A contrite City Council is expected to propose a simple statue in the downtown area after more careful consideration.