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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 ...

How Cincinnati CAN became Cincinnati DID 20 years after unrest Unheralded reform panel had lasting impact Kareem Elgazzar | WCPO Posted at 5:00 AM, Apr 09, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-09 05:00:49-04 CINCINNATI — The way the Collaborative Agreement has changed Cincinnati’s policing practices gets all the attention when it comes to the city’s response to the fatal shooting of Timothy Thomas 20 years ago. But an unheralded civic panel formed in the aftermath of Cincinnati’s 2001 racial reckoning also had lasting impact on the region. Cincinnati CAN, which stood for “C...

Ronny Salerno / WVXU It's been 20 years since a Cincinnati police officer killed Timothy Thomas, an unarmed Black teen in Over-the-Rhine – at the time, one of many deaths of Black men by police in the city – sparking demonstrations and protests. Last summer, police use of force was pushed into the national spotlight again after officers killed Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Earlier this month, several young people spoke in a roundtable discussion about how the 2001 civil unrest intersects with similar calls for justice now. Amir Shackelford, Aubrey Jones and Noah Hawes are all age ...

Tense City Council meeting a pivotal moment in 2001 Cincinnati unrest Days after Cincinnati Police officer Steven Roach shot and killed Timothy Thomas, Cincinnati City Council’s Law and Public Safety Committee held it’s meeting at City Hall – it would prove to be a pivotal moment. and last updated 2021-04-08 18:24:47-04 Twenty years ago, in the early morning hours of April 7, 2001, Cincinnati Police Officer Stephen Roach shot and killed 19-year-old Timothy Thomas in an Over-the-Rhine alley. Thomas was the 15th Black man killed by police since 1995, and his death sparked three d...