{"id":56419,"date":"2025-06-15T21:19:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T01:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=56419"},"modified":"2025-06-15T21:19:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T01:19:45","slug":"renaming-the-park-in-honor-of-madalynne-brooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/06\/15\/renaming-the-park-in-honor-of-madalynne-brooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Renaming the park in honor of Madalynne Brooks"},"content":{"rendered":"        \n        <div class=\"embedpress-gutenberg-wrapper source-provider-Youtube aligncenter ep-clear   ep-content-protection-disabled inline\" id=\"e651a1ac-ea0a-46ac-afd5-e356018c84e3\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube \">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper \">\n                <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-cec80172d94cd1e9df7b891b2626e111\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content\">\n                    <div >\n                        <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper preset-default insta-grid ep-google-photos-carousel\"\n                            style=\"max-width:600px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"                                                                                                                >\n\n                            <div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-f29723b5bbfb957f926e2fbd0f647423 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:600px; max-height:600px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"Renaming the park in honor of Madalynne Brooks\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y1hnYIe9DK4?feature=oembed&#038;color=red&#038;rel=0&#038;controls=1&#038;start=&#038;end=&#038;fs=0&#038;iv_load_policy=0&#038;autoplay=0&#038;mute=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"Renaming the park in honor of Madalynne Brooks\"><\/iframe><\/div>                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Renaming the park in honor of Madalynne Brooks is a tribute to her extraordinary courage, steadfast pursuit of justice, and enduring impact on our community,\u201d said City of Lakeland Mayor Bill Mutz. \u201cThe June 14 ceremony will be a heartfelt celebration of her remarkable life and legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"6f544e\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6f544e;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"279\" height=\"274\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-89-12.webp?resize=279%2C274&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56420 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her leadership was instrumental in the integration of Lakeland General Hospital, downtown lunch counters, and the Polk Theatre, and she was a driving force behind the renaming of the Larry R. 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