Pedestrians walk past the “A Path Forward” mural underneath Route 1 on the afternoon of April 30, 2025. The historical plaque explains the mural's significance, which displays significant places and people in the history of Lakeland, a historically thriving African American community.
Robert Thurston and others involved in the community view a projected picture of the Lodge on Parade in Lakeland in The Parren Mitchell Art-Sociology Building Collaboratory on the evening of April 28, 2025.
A Lakelander looks over a map of old Lakeland, pointing out buildings and addresses to Quint Gregory for an upcoming Lakeland exhibit at the College Park Aviation Museum on the evening of April 28, 2025.
An honorary plaque accompanies the Dervey A. Lomax fountain outside Paint Branch Elementary School, the path to which is crowded by Veo electric Scooters and bikes on the evening of May 1, 2025. The fountain honors Lomax, a Lakeland community member and the first African American mayor of College Park after being elected in 1973.
Keith Webster looks for mentions of the first students to integrate Greenbelt Junior High School on a historical plaque outside the building on the morning of May 11, 2025. Webster and a class of 21 students were one of the earliest and largest classes to integrate the school in the 1960s.
Keith Webster waits to speak at the rededication ceremony for Lakeland College Park Community Center and Lake Artemesia Natural Area at Lakeland, wearing his father's hat, on the evening of May 1, 2025.
Lakeland community members and supporters sit waiting for the rededication ceremony to begin on the evening of May 1, 2025.
Keith Webster and College Park councilmember Llatetra Brown Esters discuss the importance of securing government support outside Smile Herb Shop on Berwyn Road on the morning of May 11, 2025.
Keith Webster walks the back gardens of Smile Herb Shop on the morning of May 11, 2025. He and other community members learned wildcrafting from the “Herb guy” as kids, to be able to identify what grew in their surrounding areas.
Willie Sellers rakes the charcoal while grilling pork butts in his backyard on the afternoon of May 11, 2025.
The oldest Lakelander watches the rededication ceremony from a car on the evening of May 1, 2025.
The oldest Lakelander smiles while listening to Keith Webster speak at the rededication ceremony on the evening of May 1, 2025.
Willie Sellers uses a chimney starter to light the coals before grilling on the afternoon of May 11, 2025.
Willie Sellers bastes cuts of pork chops with his family’s secret recipe on the afternoon of May 11, 2025.
Keith Webster looks at historical photographs and artworks honoring Lakeland’s history in the Lakeland room at the Lakeland College Park Community Center on the afternoon of May 11, 2025.
Willie Sellers and a friend who is a current community member catch up in Sellers' backyard on the afternoon of May 11, 2025.
The recently installed Lakeland College Park community center sign on the outside of the building on the evening of May 1, 2025.
Willie Seller and his cousin spend time together while cooking and grilling on the afternoon of May 11, 2025.
Willie Sellers and his cousin discuss upcoming house renovation plans in their backyard on the afternoon of May 11, 2025.
Keith Webster waits with a fellow community member as someone else gets the car on the evening of April 28, 2025, after meeting with Quint Gregory ran longer than expected.
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