r9vlzWLs_400x400Black Lives Matter will hold a community rally at the bandstand on the Decatur Square on Saturday, Aug. 27, at 7:30 p.m.

The speakers will include Rev. Brady Radford from Oakhurst Presbyterian Church; Sarah Walton with Quakers for Racial Equality; La Trina Jackson, the National Chair of Fellowship of Reconciliation and Board Member of Muslims for Progressive values; Rabbi Josh Lesser with Congregation Bet Haverim; and Rev. Melanie Vaughn-West from. Oakhurst Baptist Church

The rally is organized by Create Community 4 Decatur: Black Lives Matter.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.