Akron City Council unanimously passed an ordinance declaring Wednesday, July 13 a day of remembrance for Jayland Walker.
AKRON, Ohio — Akron City Council unanimously passed an ordinance declaring Wednesday, July 13, a day of remembrance for Jayland Walker.
“We as a community are going to have to reckon with the killing of Jayland Walker. We're going to have to figure out how to chart a path together," said councilman Shammas Malik."Folks are heartbroken. They're increasingly divided. They're frustrated. Some are hopeless that real change will come, and I really, really believe that this time must be different."
“We have a great mix of a congregation, but the reality is that we are predominately African American,” he said. “It took a toll on the church.”“We want to be here for the city, so anytime something like this strikes our city, to this degree, we are absolutely going to be in the fight with our other faith leaders, with our mayor, with those who are in power so people can feel empowered,” said Lavender.
“I said, ‘Hey, national people are trying to come in but I really feel like we can’t ask someone else to solve our problems,’” said Lavender. “When it comes to tragedy, it can do one of two things, it can either launch togetherness or it can launch turbulent times and the church should be here to launch the togetherness portion.”
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