It’s been almost ten months since police shot and killed environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán near the proposed site for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center — and their mother, Beliks Terán, is working to keep their legacy alive.
On Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Beliks reflected on Manuel’s life, legacy and love for community during a routable discussion. She told show host Rose Scott that the movement will continue.
During the discussion, Beliks was joined by Jamie Peck, a spokesperson for Block Cop City, Dr. Jacqueline Echols, board president of South River Watershed Alliance, and Rev. Keyanna Jones, an Atlanta-based minister and an organizer with Community Movement Builders, echoed Beliks’s sentiment.
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