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AUGUST 2020 • VOL. 12 — NO. 8
Brookhaven Reporter COMMENTARY
Racial justice means talking and remembering
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sociation President Zane Douglass said survey results show the neighborhood “overwhelmingly opposed” opening the loop road, which is off of Candler Lake East Drive between the playground and east side of Murphey Candler Lake. “The MCNA will ask that the City Council pause existing plans for the loop
Amid city plans to continue a conversation about race because of nationwide protests, Lynwood Park resident Barbara Shaw said she just wants some recognition for her historically Black neighborhood. Shaw, who also grew up in the neighborhood and helped integrate DeKalb schools in the 1960s, said she thinks Mayor John Ernst could do a better job in including and supporting Lynwood Park, though she appreciates the support of Councilmember Linely Jones, whose district includes the neighborhood and who has helped recognize the history of the area. “He doesn’t put enough ‘oomph’ in helping us when you start thinking of the old Black history of Lynwood Park,” Shaw said. “He doesn’t support us like I would love for him to do.” Ernst last month said the city was “actively listening” to residents about their input to make the city more inclusive. Now, city officials are in the planning stages of possibly creating a commission on race relations and holding community dinners to continue conversations on race. No concrete plans have been made yet, spokesperson Burke Brennan said. Shaw worries that residents of Lynwood Park could miss out on opportunities for those conversations because of lack of access to computers or the internet. Ernst, who lives in Lynwood Park, said he has never had anyone call or mail him a letter about not having access to attend virtual events or meetings and supports all of Jones’ efforts to recognize the neighbor-
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Arona DeSure arranges tomatoes July 25 at the Brookhaven Farmers Market, a busy event with a largely mask-wearing crowd during the pandemic. July was a month of mask battles amid a COVID-19 surge, as Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms established a mask-wearing mandate for which Gov. Brian Kemp took her to court, alleging it violated his own less restrictive executive order. Brookhaven was among the other Georgia cities that also established a mask mandate, backing down after the Bottoms-Kemp clash, but DeKalb County instituted its own mandate.
Residents oppose reopening road in Murphey Candler Park BY ERIN SCHILLING erinschilling@reporternewspapers.net
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With city plans to increase parking spaces in Murphey Candler Park, a neighborhood association has revitalized to fight the city’s plan to open the “loop road” to cars because of safety and environmental concerns. Murphey Candler Neighborhood As-
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