Eight months of brainstorming between police and African-American clergy will culminate today when Cincinnati Community Action Now unveils its plan to improve police-community relations and enhance neighborhood safety.

        CAN leaders have scheduled a news conference for 10:30 a.m. at the AYS Cafe in Madisonville, where they are expected to reveal “The Cincinnati Plan: A Police-Neighborhood Partnership,” said CAN spokeswoman Betty Hull.

        The plan could mimic portions of the Boston-based National Ten-Point Leadership Foundation's project for mobilizing black churches.

        The announcement comes four days before the one-year anniversary of the fatal shooting of Timothy Thomas. The incident sparked three days of rioting and looting.

        The Cincinnati Plan is the first major CAN initiative to address the tensions between police and the African-American community.

        “This is one of Cincinnati CAN's most important initiatives,” said commission co-chair Ross Love.

        In addition to its police-community relations plan, CAN will host a prayer and reflection ceremony, “Together We Can,” at noon Friday on Fountain Square.

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