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Article: Cincinnati Leaders Reach Agreement on Sweeping Changes One Year after Riot.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- April 4, 2002
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By Tony Pugh, Knight Ridder Washington Bureau Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Apr. 4--CINCINNATI--Nearly a year after the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man set off several nights of riots, Cincinnati's leaders Wednesday reached tentative agreement on sweeping changes in the police department and settlement of a racial profiling lawsuit.
The 60-page agreement, which capped marathon talks between police, city leaders, community groups and the U.S. Justice Department, could provide a model for other cities under acute racial stress. But it won't end a boycott of Cincinnati's downtown hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues by local ...