Tom Uhlman / AP April 7, 2021, marked 20 years since white Officer Steven Roach shot and killed Black 19-year-old Timothy Thomas in Over-the-Rhine. The shooting, along with 14 other killings of Black males at the hands of police from 1995 to 2001, led to nearly a week of unrest in Cincinnati. The protests, lootings and chaos garnered national media attention. Reporting for WCPO, Jenell Walton interviewed NAACP President Kweisi Mfume as he toured the damaged area of Over-the-Rhine's Vine Street business district during the unrest. Her coverage earned her an Emmy nomination. WDBZ the Buzz had only been on the air for about a year when the protests broke out. Host Lincoln Ware described events live from the scene, calling into the radio station as he watched people break out windows at Deveroes.