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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & TV2

KentWired

Dee McCall speaks to Students for a Democratic Society  about the importance of community activism at Kent State May 1, 2023.

Akron-area activists speak about “Justice for Jayland” movement at Kent State

Erin Sullivan, Reporter May 2, 2023

Akron-area activists discussed the Justice for Jayland movement and organized demonstrations in response to alleged crimes committed by members of law enforcement at a Students for a Democratic Society...

Protesters gather in Akron following grand jury decision

Gabby Jonas, TV2 Reporter April 19, 2023

A "Justice for Jayland Walker" event and protest was held in Akron Tuesday following a grand jury decided not to indict eight Akron police officers involved in the shooting death of Jayland Walker last...

OPINION: Jayland Walker deserves justice

Grace Clarke, Opinion Writer April 18, 2023

Jayland Walker. This is the name of yet another Black male murdered unjustly – and served no justice. In June of 2022, Walker was murdered – and suffered a brutal overkill. Walker was initially...

Grand jury declines to indict Akron police officers in killing of Jayland Walker

Eric Levenson, CNN April 17, 2023

CNN– A special grand jury in Ohio declined to indict the Akron police officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, dozens of times after a car chase last year. The grand jury concluded...

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