Skyway Celebrates Black Panther Park as Community Pushes for More Investment

Nine years is a long time to carry a vision.

So when Nyema Clark, founder of Nurturing Roots, an urban farm formerly located on Beacon Hill, stood before a crowd on Sunday afternoon in Skyway, at times having to pause tearfully, the emotion needed no explanation.

"Everybody that poured into this, this is y'all's park. This is our space," she said, addressing the people who helped turn an idea into Black Panther Park, which celebrated its official opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony over the weekend. The South End's newest park is located at Renton Avenue South and South 75th Avenue.