Cincinnati —
Cincinnati community leaders are demanding charges against a white man seen on video slapping a Black man during a downtown brawl, which led to violence and multiple arrests.
Ohio State Rep. Cecil Thomas, of Cincinnati, led a discussion at New Prospect Baptist Church in Roselawn on Monday with concerns over Cincinnati's handling of the investigation into a violent downtown clash. Advertisement
Thomas, who also leads the Greater Cincinnati chapter of the National Action Network (GCNAN), a civil rights organization, said in a statement that the Black community "deserves answers" as the investigation enters its third week.
"The video speaks for itself. The method by which this situation has been handled raises serious questions as whether there bias involved in this investig