Welcome to my new newsletter and my new website. Many thanks to Hector Amador for the lovely photos that are on my website. I am honored to be running unopposed in the November election and appreciate your support and input for the next four years.
I want to share with you some information about an exciting project that I am helping to lead. In August 2020, DeKalb County District 5 Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson and I came together to form The John Lewis Commemorative Task Force. Former CEO Burrell Ellis co-chairs this task force which was formed to honor Congressman John Lewis through a new public artwork to be installed on the site of the previous Confederate memorial in front of the Historic DeKalb County Courthouse. The Task Force believes the location in the late Congressman Lewis’ 5th District where the obelisk stood is a significant site to remember Lewis as an American hero for his pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s and his lifelong fight for human rights, dignity, and equality for all people as a Congressman representing Georgia’s 5th Congressional District for over 30 years. I hope you will take a few minutes to find out more about this project and the Task Force and will consider a donation to the John Lewis Tribute Fund. I can say without hesitation that this will be a lasting, impressive and incredible addition to the Square. The artist and project will be announced in late September:
https://legacydecatur.org/johnlewistribute/