🕵️ Identity thief lived entire life as someone else for decades. Yaw Afari, a 47-year-old Cincinnati man, was sentenced to 27 months in prison after stealing another person's identity in 2001. The Ghana-born man used the stolen identity to commit multiple crimes across Georgia, including fraud and theft, before moving to Cincinnati where he got married and fathered a child under the false name. His scheme unraveled when he applied for a passport using the victim's name in 2022, causing significant harm to the real person, who even lost his job as an Uber driver.
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🏠 Former slave families' historic neighborhood honored with Ohio marker. Dunbar, one of Cincinnati's first all-Black communities, was commemorated with an Ohio History Connection marker on May 3. Established in 1886 when the Leonard family sold lots to African Americans, many early residents were formerly enslaved people from the South. Despite decades of institutional racism, including poor water access and pollution, residents built a thriving community with homes, businesses, and the New Mission Missionary Baptist Church. Though Cincinnati used eminent domain to demolish the neighborhood in 1992, descendants gathered to celebrate their enduring legacy.
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🙏 America's first pope shocks and delights Catholics nationwide. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was chosen to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, stunning many with this historic selection. Cincinnati Archbishop Robert Casey called it "a unifying moment" and will celebrate a special Mass in the new pope's honor. Experts believe Prevost's choice of the name Leo XIV signals a focus on Catholic social doctrine and dignity of the person. His background working with the poor suggests he'll be a "globe trotter" advocating for peace and economic justice on the world stage.
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