Blau, Max. “Local Activists Arrested for Shutting down Buckhead Intersection near Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza.” Clatl.com. N.p., 20 Dec. 2014. Web.

Max Blau, Creative Loafing staff member, constructed an article entitled “Local activists arrested for shutting down Buckhead intersections near Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza”, that speaks about the Michael Brown case and what part Lenox Mall had to play in it. Blau writes “Protesters decided to stage one of their most disruptive demonstrations yet by shutting down a major intersection near two of Atlanta’s biggest shopping centers”.

Blau states that the protest was held by the advocacy group by the name of “Rise Up Georgia” and their goal in the protest was to “disrupt economic activity near Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza”.  He also explained the protesters reasoning behind choosing Lenox Square as their protest site. A participant by the name of “Trip” states he participated because he felt like “disrupting economic activity” he believed that more people would pay attention to a message of a “nationwide movement”. However, police officials have classified this protest as “unlawful” and all the participants were arrested and spent a night in jail.

This article may be useful to a researcher due to the fact that it highlights Lenox Mall’s ability to be a target for major protests and serve as tool for people to use and manipulate. This says a lot about Lenox as a built environment.