Treatment counselor
Calvin W. Wooten
On a block of Vine Street marred by boarded-up buildings, an
American flag hangs outside Joseph House. Inside, against a backdrop
of classical music, several men mill about the reception area. The
residential treatment program helps homeless veterans fighting mental
illness and addiction.
Calvin W. Wooten, 45, the treatment coordinator, had a close-up
view of last year's riots. So did two dozen clients seeking to remake
their lives. Many were fearful. One, caught in a barrage of bricks,
did not return.
A year later things have calmed, but little has changed, Mr.
Wooten says.
"The same thing that was going on on Vine Street in
Over-the-Rhine 20 years ago is still going on today. They're still
selling drugs. The hookers are still out. The kids are still hanging
out in front of businesses, playing their music."
And people are still frustrated that it takes so long to get
answers from the city, he says. Groups are working to make things
better in the city, but Mr. Wooten says he hasn't seen much progress.
- John Johnston
Faces of Over-the-Rhine
Restaurant owner Paul Sebring
Taft senior Darrel Shields
Social worker Angela Coleman
Sarah Center director Sister Jeanette Buehler
Jordanian grocer Taraq T.A. Adwani
Filmmaker Steve Gebhardt
Gallery owner Suzanna Terril
Beauty shop supplier Chong Kim
Teacher's aide Kemberley Alexander
Waitress Karla Davis
Teacher Sharon Brooks
Dock worker Leo Sneed
Police officer Michael Ammann
Soup kitchen manager Denise McPherson
Artist Joseph M. Winterhalter
Janitor Latrell Walker
Fund-raiser Torren "T.J." Partridge
School social worker Joe Wilmers
Rehabber Greg Badger
Medical student John Eckman
Treatment counselor Calvin W. Wooten
Photographer Jimmy Heath
The Police
Violence up, arrests down
Changes made since April 2001
Q&A with Police Chief Streicher
Q&A with former F.O.P. president Keith Fangman
Neighbor to Neighbor
Community meetings produce results
Going beyond polite silence
What your neighbors said
What do you think?
What's happening in 145 communities
A sampling of communities:
• Mount Healthy
• Pleasant Ridge
• Milford
What institutions are doing
Related Links
Neighbor to Neighbor home page
Matters of Race: Bridging the divide in Greater Cincinnati
On the Same Page Cincinnati
Live Without Hate
Common Ground
Cincinnati 2001: Year of unrest
Unrest in the city: Archive of riot coverage
Unrest photo timeline
Jim Borgman on race
