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Otto Beatty Jr., fighter for Black-owned businesses, dies
JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press
May 14, 2021
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Attorney and former state lawmaker Otto Beatty Jr., a leading figure in the fight for racial equality in Ohio, has died at 81.
His wife, U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, announced his death on Twitter on Friday, calling him “a devoted father, grandfather, amazing husband and confidante, friend to many, and dedicated leader in the community.” No cause of death was given.
As a lawyer, Beatty successfully used his Columbus law firm to fight discrimination and the grip white-owned businesses held at the time on lucrative government contracts.
Homicides are happening at a record pace in Columbus this year. With that kind of violence demanding attention, it could be easy to miss a rash of accidental shootings. Police have reported seven such shootings this year, five just since the beginning of March. One organization is giving out free gun lockboxes to help curb accidental shootings.
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Photo: Activists demonstrate against the police killing of Miles Jackson in Columbus, Ohio. Liberation photo
A small demonstration was attacked by police in Columbus, Ohio, on the night of April 13, following a police killing in an emergency room on April 12. The shooting took place at Mount Carmel St. Anne’s Medical Center in Westerville, a suburb of Columbus. The victim, a Black man named Miles Jackson, had been found unconscious in a vehicle and was receiving medical treatment at the time of the shooting. While medical attention was being sought for him, police say they discovered active warrants for Jackson, and waited by his hospital bedside.