he Lima Chapter of the NAACP has sworn in its new officers and outlined plans for its next two-year term.
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LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The NAACP continues their tradition of investing in Lima's young people.
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The Lima Chapter of the NAACP has created a list of key issues they will be focusing on in 2023 and beyond. The organization identified six game changers that they will be focusing on improving in the next two years, some include improving heath for minorities and criminal reform. Along with that, they want to see increased economic sustainability for individuals of color to help offset the rise of violent crime in the Lima area.
The chapter met with the Allen County Commissioners on Thursday and learned that a request for funding specifically for body cameras was never submitted by the Allen County Sheriff's Office, in addition, a request will have to be made to the Allen County Commissioners before any action can be taken. Ron Fails, the president of the Lima NAACP, says that they learned valuable information in this meeting, all in an effort to get more transparency from the sheriff's office.
Kimberly Battle, along with family and members of the Lima Chapter of the NAACP, gathered on Tuesday to ask why. Why the woman authorities arrested in connection to the shooting death of 23-year-old Ja'Kia Battle is only charged with reckless homicide? Kiara Totty was indicted by a grand jury last week, arrested on Saturday, and is out on bail. The younger Battle was shot in the chest back on October 18th at a home on Edgewood Drive.
The truth is in the facts and the Lima Chapter of the NAACP will be asking for the documents. Reverend Ron Fails and others from the NAACP gathered outside the Allen County Children Services building asking why two fathers have not been reunited with their children. The dads say they have finished all the class work and other requirements the agency asks them to do and they are still waiting to be with their kids. Both say the children were placed in foster care because of the actions of their mothers.
A prayer vigil in Lima was held on Thursday, calling for an end to violence and a return to unity.