Many of the candidates vying to be the next mayor of Akron are among those sharing their thoughts on a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jayland Walker.
Photo courtesy of Allyson Strickland, Akron Public Schools AKRON On Feb. 22, Akron Public Schools’ (APS) Path to High School Success program hosted its second annual male conference, themed “Recognizing the D.O.P.E. (Destructing Obstacles Persistently Everyday)NESS Within.” According to APS Office of School Improvement’s Allyson Strickland, this conference, for middle and high school males,
Sommerville, who serves as Akron's deputy mayor for intergovernmental affairs, made the announcement after Dan Horrigan declined to run for a 3rd term as mayor.
NNPA NEWSWIRE “Jayland was a sweet young man. He never caused any trouble,” said Lajuana Walker-Dawkins, Jayland’s aunt and the representative who spoke on behalf of the family Thursday. “We don’t know what happened. And we’d like to know for the mother, the sister, the whole family, and the community.
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