Enedina Cisneros is a specialty producer for ABC 10News.
SAN DIEGO — In a community park in the Black Arts and Culture District in southeastern San Diego, the story of the woman it's named after has been largely forgotten, and our recent report has inspired a local group to honor her beyond Black History Month .The park, previously known as Encanto Community Park, was renamed in honor of Marie Widman, a Black civic leader who advocated for equal access to education, arts, culture and parks in the area.
'And their name is all over it but we don't see it together, it's not cohesive, it's not collected.'Sheryl Mallory-Johnson, the founder of the 1619 National Celebration of Black Women, a movement that started in San Diego in 2019, said Widman's story resonated with her team after watching our report. As a result, they decided to honor Widman during their march that will mark the start of Women's History Month this Saturday.
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