Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson

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 second panel included Bishop William J. Barber, founder of Repairers of the Breach ad the Poor People's Campaign; Dr. Lathardus Goggins, Principal Consultant at Applied Academic Solutions; Dr. Curtis Williams, II of the Minority Behavioral Health Group; Pastor Lori Porter of Love Akron; Pastor Kyle Early of the Cleveland Police Commission; Rev. Raymond Greene of Freeodom BLOC; Bishop Joey Johnson of Love and Justice Akron; Margo Sommerville, Akron City Council President; and Kenneth Brooks, youth activist

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.

Lewis V. Baldwin joins on MLK Day to discuss his latest book on Dr. King.

Dr. Baldwin is an award-winning author who has written many books on the Black Church and on Martin Luther King Jr., including There is a Balm in Gilead: The Cultural Roots of Martin Luther King Jr.; To Make the Wounded Whole: The Cultural Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.; and Never to Leave Us Alone: The Prayer Life of Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Baldwin is professor emeritus of religious studies at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Guzman and Center On Budget Chief Economist Chad Stone both join.

Dr. Maulana Karenga, creator of the pan-African cultural holiday Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles) and author of the authoritative text titled Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture joins.

Dr. Karenga is professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at California State University—Long Beach.

An activist-scholar, he is chair of the organization Us and the National Association of Kawaida Organizations; and Executive director of the African American Cultural Center and the Kawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies; and also, co-chair of the Black Community, Clergy and Labor Alliance, BCCLA.

Dr. Karenga is also the author of numerous scholarly articles and books including:

Essays on Struggle: Position and Analysis

Kawaida and Questions of Life and Struggle

Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt: A Study in Classical African Ethics

Introduction to Black Studies, 4th Edition

Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient Egypt

Odu Ifa: The Ethical Teachings

He is currently writing a major work on the social and ethical philosophy of Malcolm X, entitled The Liberation Ethics of Malcolm X: Critical Consciousness, Moral Grounding and Transformative Struggle.

Dr. Karenga is the recipient of numerous awards for scholarship, leadership and service including the Paul Robeson-Zora Neale Hurston Award for Scholarly Work of African World Culture and The C.L.R. James Award for Outstanding Publication of Scholarly Works that Advance the Discipline of Africana and Black Studies, and the Presidential Award for Exemplary Service and Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Black Studies, all from the National Council for Black Studies

He is also the subject of the book by Dr. Molefi Asante entitled, Maulana Karenga: An Intellectual Portrait.

Dr. Maulana Karenga, creator of the pan-African cultural holiday Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles) and author of the authoritative text titled Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture joins.

Dr. Karenga is professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at California State University—Long Beach.

An activist-scholar, he is chair of the organization Us and the National Association of Kawaida Organizations; and Executive director of the African American Cultural Center and the Kawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies; and also, co-chair of the Black Community, Clergy and Labor Alliance, BCCLA.

Dr. Karenga is also the author of numerous scholarly articles and books including:

Essays on Struggle: Position and Analysis

Kawaida and Questions of Life and Struggle

Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt: A Study in Classical African Ethics

Introduction to Black Studies, 4th Edition

Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient Egypt

Odu Ifa: The Ethical Teachings

He is currently writing a major work on the social and ethical philosophy of Malcolm X, entitled The Liberation Ethics of Malcolm X: Critical Consciousness, Moral Grounding and Transformative Struggle.

Dr. Karenga is the recipient of numerous awards for scholarship, leadership and service including the Paul Robeson-Zora Neale Hurston Award for Scholarly Work of African World Culture and The C.L.R. James Award for Outstanding Publication of Scholarly Works that Advance the Discipline of Africana and Black Studies, and the Presidential Award for Exemplary Service and Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Black Studies, all from the National Council for Black Studies

He is also the subject of the book by Dr. Molefi Asante entitled, Maulana Karenga: An Intellectual Portrait.

Dr. Maulana Karenga, creator of the pan-African cultural holiday Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles) and author of the authoritative text titled Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture joins.

Dr. Karenga is professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at California State University—Long Beach.

An activist-scholar, he is chair of the organization Us and the National Association of Kawaida Organizations; and Executive director of the African American Cultural Center and the Kawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies; and also, co-chair of the Black Community, Clergy and Labor Alliance, BCCLA.

Dr. Karenga is also the author of numerous scholarly articles and books including:

Essays on Struggle: Position and Analysis

Kawaida and Questions of Life and Struggle

Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt: A Study in Classical African Ethics

Introduction to Black Studies, 4th Edition

Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient Egypt

Odu Ifa: The Ethical Teachings

He is currently writing a major work on the social and ethical philosophy of Malcolm X, entitled The Liberation Ethics of Malcolm X: Critical Consciousness, Moral Grounding and Transformative Struggle.

Dr. Karenga is the recipient of numerous awards for scholarship, leadership and service including the Paul Robeson-Zora Neale Hurston Award for Scholarly Work of African World Culture and The C.L.R. James Award for Outstanding Publication of Scholarly Works that Advance the Discipline of Africana and Black Studies, and the Presidential Award for Exemplary Service and Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Black Studies, all from the National Council for Black Studies

He is also the subject of the book by Dr. Molefi Asante entitled, Maulana Karenga: An Intellectual Portrait.

Dr. Maulana Karenga, creator of the pan-African cultural holiday Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles) and author of the authoritative text titled Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture joins.

Dr. Karenga is professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at California State University—Long Beach.

An activist-scholar, he is chair of the organization Us and the National Association of Kawaida Organizations; and Executive director of the African American Cultural Center and the Kawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies; and also, co-chair of the Black Community, Clergy and Labor Alliance, BCCLA.

Dr. Karenga is also the author of numerous scholarly articles and books including:

Essays on Struggle: Position and Analysis

Kawaida and Questions of Life and Struggle

Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt: A Study in Classical African Ethics

Introduction to Black Studies, 4th Edition

Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient Egypt

Odu Ifa: The Ethical Teachings

He is currently writing a major work on the social and ethical philosophy of Malcolm X, entitled The Liberation Ethics of Malcolm X: Critical Consciousness, Moral Grounding and Transformative Struggle.

Dr. Karenga is the recipient of numerous awards for scholarship, leadership and service including the Paul Robeson-Zora Neale Hurston Award for Scholarly Work of African World Culture and The C.L.R. James Award for Outstanding Publication of Scholarly Works that Advance the Discipline of Africana and Black Studies, and the Presidential Award for Exemplary Service and Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Black Studies, all from the National Council for Black Studies

He is also the subject of the book by Dr. Molefi Asante entitled, Maulana Karenga: An Intellectual Portrait.

Dr. Maulana Karenga, creator of the pan-African cultural holiday Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles) and author of the authoritative text titled Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture joins.

Dr. Karenga is professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at California State University—Long Beach.

An activist-scholar, he is chair of the organization Us and the National Association of Kawaida Organizations; and Executive director of the African American Cultural Center and the Kawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies; and also, co-chair of the Black Community, Clergy and Labor Alliance, BCCLA.

Dr. Karenga is also the author of numerous scholarly articles and books including:

Essays on Struggle: Position and Analysis

Kawaida and Questions of Life and Struggle

Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt: A Study in Classical African Ethics

Introduction to Black Studies, 4th Edition

Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient Egypt

Odu Ifa: The Ethical Teachings

He is currently writing a major work on the social and ethical philosophy of Malcolm X, entitled The Liberation Ethics of Malcolm X: Critical Consciousness, Moral Grounding and Transformative Struggle.

Dr. Karenga is the recipient of numerous awards for scholarship, leadership and service including the Paul Robeson-Zora Neale Hurston Award for Scholarly Work of African World Culture and The C.L.R. James Award for Outstanding Publication of Scholarly Works that Advance the Discipline of Africana and Black Studies, and the Presidential Award for Exemplary Service and Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Black Studies, all from the National Council for Black Studies

He is also the subject of the book by Dr. Molefi Asante entitled, Maulana Karenga: An Intellectual Portrait.

Dr. Maulana Karenga, creator of the pan-African cultural holiday Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles) and author of the authoritative text titled Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture joins.

Dr. Karenga is professor and chair of the Department of Africana Studies at California State University—Long Beach.

An activist-scholar, he is chair of the organization Us and the National Association of Kawaida Organizations; and Executive director of the African American Cultural Center and the Kawaida Institute of Pan-African Studies; and also, co-chair of the Black Community, Clergy and Labor Alliance, BCCLA.

Dr. Karenga is also the author of numerous scholarly articles and books including:

Essays on Struggle: Position and Analysis

Kawaida and Questions of Life and Struggle

Maat, The Moral Ideal in Ancient Egypt: A Study in Classical African Ethics

Introduction to Black Studies, 4th Edition

Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient Egypt

Odu Ifa: The Ethical Teachings

He is currently writing a major work on the social and ethical philosophy of Malcolm X, entitled The Liberation Ethics of Malcolm X: Critical Consciousness, Moral Grounding and Transformative Struggle.

Dr. Karenga is the recipient of numerous awards for scholarship, leadership and service including the Paul Robeson-Zora Neale Hurston Award for Scholarly Work of African World Culture and The C.L.R. James Award for Outstanding Publication of Scholarly Works that Advance the Discipline of Africana and Black Studies, and the Presidential Award for Exemplary Service and Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Black Studies, all from the National Council for Black Studies

He is also the subject of the book by Dr. Molefi Asante entitled, Maulana Karenga: An Intellectual Portrait.