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Of the larger neighborhoods in Cincinnati, West End has seen the largest increase in violent crime.

Belafonte took part in a peace walk in the aftermath of the April 2001 riots following the fatal Cincinnati police shooting of Timothy Thomas.

On April 7, 2001, according to testimony in Hamilton County Municipal Court: Two off-duty Cincinnati Police officers working late-night security at the Warehouse bar, 1313 Vine St., spotted 19-year-old Timothy Thomas on the street. They knew he was wanted on 14 outstanding warrants, most were traffic offenses. Thomas recognized one of the officers and ran. “I’m chasing a Black man, about 6 feet tall, wearing a red bandana and an Indy 500 jacket," Officer David Damico radioed a dispatcher. A dozen officers joined the chase down streets and alleys. Officer Stephen Roach, driving south on R...

National Review Online that if Senator Barack Obama loses the presidential election "I seriously think certain segments of American political life will become completely unhinged. I can imagine the fear of this social unraveling actually aiding Obama enormously in 2008." We all know, of course, just which "segments of American political life" Goldberg is referring to so coyly. This "social unraveling" really means race riots. In Salon.com, Glenn Greenwald immediately criticized Goldberg for making such an (allegedly) racist observation. And to my knowledge, Goldberg has not repeated it sinc...