OutKast & Rosa Parks Settle Lawsuit

Rosa Parks and Atlanta rap duo OutKast have settled a lawsuit in which the civil rights pioneer accused the group of wrongly using her name in a song title, her guardian said Thursday.
OutKast, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and two of the company's units admitted no wrongdoing, but agreed to work on projects "to enlighten today's youth about the significant role Rosa Parks played in making America a better place for all races," Parks' guardian Dennis Archer said in a statement. Under the settlement, OutKast and the other defendants agreed to work with the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development to develop educational programs.
OutKast and other contemporary artists also will perform on a tribute CD to be produced by Sony BMG, and the parties will collaborate on an educational television program about Parks' life and legacy that will be distributed on DVDs to thousands of public schools nationwide.(AP)