MLK Justice For Jayland Symposium Part I

Eight Akron police officers are currently under investigation for the June 27, 2022 killing of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old African American young man. Officers fired more than 90 times at Jayland and his body was hit by 46 bullets.

On Jan. 14, 2023 during MLK JFJ (#JusticeForJayland) weekend in Akron, OH, Rev. Mark moderated two panels on Where Do We Go From Here with Justice for Jayland Walker, Police Accountability, Police Violence, Black-on-Black Nonviolence, Trauma, Loss and Healing? The first panel included Jayland Walker family attorney Bobby Dicello; Until Freedom Founder Tamika Mallory; Akron NAACP President Judi Hill; Dr. Ciarra Dennis- Morgan of the Minority Behavioral Health Group; youth activist Lauren Goggins; Kaysie Anderson, of the Akron Public School Scholar Board; and the rapper, Mysonne.