A mural honoring John Lewis now covers the wall where Lockwood Terrace and Grove Street merge in Decatur. Margot Ecke, a Dekalb-area artist and Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) professor, spearheaded the mural and leveraged her design skills to lead the neighborhood of Decatur Heights in collaborating, producing and funding it. 

Six Decatur High School students have teamed up to lead Safe Space Club for the 2020-2021 school year. The club will focus on developing a non-judgemental environment through group discussions on a variety of topics.

Amidst the panic and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, Oakhurst residents have come together to paint a mural representing their strength in unity. Seven large Oak trees are painted along the wall of a building on the corner of East Lake and Park Place. Green handprints from community members make up the leaves of the trees and the phrase “Together we are strong as an oak” surrounded by a rainbow covers the right side of the wall. 

Disclaimer: Strong language is used. When I was in the seventh grade, I was called a “nigger-bitch�...