Michael Halicki of Park Pride and Isabel González Whitaker of the Sara J. González Memorial Park write about the importance of wheelchair access in parks and announce new accessibility route, parking space and all-abilities enrichment equipment investment to debut fall 2024 at the Sara J. González Memorial Park. Saporta Report, 5/20/24.
Emory University’s Urban Health Initiative founder and creator of Sprouting Readers discusses in Saporta Report, 4/22/24, this STEM/STEAM program’s debut and impact (1000+ children and 4000+ books) at the Sara J. Gonzalez Memorial Park and in partnership with Agape and the park.
Fox 5 segment on new permanent art installation thanks to SCAD SERVE, 10/26/23
“New SCAD SERVE mural honors late Hispanic changemaker,” 10/25/23 in RoughDraft Atlanta
“SCAD Paint our Parks Iniative unveils mural at Sara J. González Memorial Park,” Saporta Report, Oct. 12, 2023
“Pride of Atlanta’s Westside,” Oct., 11, 2023, WSB Channel 2 segment on SCAD art installation at the Sara J. González Memorial Park, the first in the park, by artist José Ray.
“Honoring Atlanta’s Sara J. Gonzalez for International Women’s Day,” WXIA feature on Sara and the park’s impact. March, 2023
“She’s sharing her mother’s legacy,” Women’s Day Magazine, December, 2022
“Winter Resource Fair at Sara J. González Park will offer health screenings, clothes, groceries,” Saporta Report, Nov., 2022
“Sara González Park: Of the community, for the community,” Saporta Report, October, 2022
“$50K grant to remake children’s soccer field at Sara J. González Park” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 11, 2022
“New and National Parks in Atlanta: Sara J. González Memorial Park” and “Parque Sara J. González Memorial, Un Legado De Diversidad,” Discover Atlanta Magazine, Atlanta Tourism Board, Spring 2022
“Hawks honors founder of first park in Georgia named for a Latinx person,” December, 2021, WXIA
“There’s diversity within the Black diaspora:” Afro Latinos in Atlanta speak up, October, 2021, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Empowering a community to make each generation better than the previous one,” September, 2021, Encore.org
This Public Park was Designed to be a Multigenerational Hub for Inclusion. It’s working. June, 2021, Encore.org
How an Atlanta Park Became an Intergenerational Multiethnic Hub of Community Resources During the Turbulence of 2020, April, 2021, Skoll World Forum
Opinion: Recognizing Latinos’ Heritage, Legacy by Sofia Bork and Isabel González Whitaker, October, 2020, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
How one Latinx leader broke ground on a monument honoring her immigrant family and found common ground in the process, Summer, 2019, Clinton Foundation
Great Public Spaces, Project for Public Spaces, November, 2019
For This Journalist, Rebuilding A Georgia Park Was More Than Community Service, November, 2018, InStyle
Journalist Honors Her Late Mother’s Legacy with Groundbreaking Hispanic Park, November, 2018, People en Español
Georgia’s First Park Named For A Latinx Woman Includes An All-Abilities Playground, October, 2018, Bustle
Reabren primer parque en Georgia que lleva nombre de una hispana, October, 2018, Mundo Hispánico
Cox Conserves Hero segment, October, 2018, WSB
Closer Look with Rose Scott radio segment, WABE/NPR, 10/8/18
Georgia’s first park to be named after a Hispanic person gets a makeover, October, 2018, Atlanta Magazine
Cox Enterprises and Trust for Public Land announce Sara J. González Park steward Isabel González Whitaker 2018 Cox Conserves Hero, September, 2018
This Georgia Park Is The State’s Only Named After a Latino, October, 2018, Remezcla
Una Vida Por Casualidad, September 14, 2018, La Vision Newspaper
Kap G attends Atlanta vigil at Sara J. González Park, July, 2018, Remezcla.com
Park Pride announces 2018 Inspiration Award Winners, March 27, 2018
How a park became a daughter’s tribute to her mother, May 13, 2018, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Park Redesign Makes a Big Statement about Equity and Inclusion, June 18, 2018, Next City
Georgia’s Only Latino-Dedicated Park Is Named After A Cubana Advocate You Never Learned About In History, June 29, 2018, Fierce
Sara J. Gonzalez, a Transformative Force in Atlanta. Her Legacy Lives. Latino Community Fund Georgia
