Advocates and family members of Cornelius Taylor honor one-year anniversary, push for street name change

On the evening of Jan. 16, 2026, a group of no more than 30 people gathered on a portion of Old Wheat Street near Ebenezer Baptist Church. 

With flickering yellow tea lights in hand, the group formed an arc around a wreath adorned with white flowers and a silk name ribbon reading – “In Loving Memory of Cornelius Taylor.” 

Advocates, family members and friends of Cornelius “Psycho” Taylor joined that night to honor the one-year anniversary of his death. The group is pushing for more to be done after he was struck and killed by a city-owned vehicle during a homeless encampment sweep in Atlanta last year.