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NewsMar 26, 2021Read →

Jacob Blake Sues Kenosha Police Officer Who Shot Him

Jacob Blake, whose shooting sparked a spasm of fiery violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this fall, has filed a civil lawsuit against the Kenosha police officer who shot him seven times. Officer Rusten Sheskey was among…

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StoryJan 6, 2021Read →

Wisconsin Governor Blasts District Attorney for Failing to Charge Officers Involved in Jacob Blake Shooting

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) criticized Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley for refusing to bring charges against the officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake. “Over the past year, our state and…

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NewsJan 5, 2021Read →

Prosecutors Clear White Police Officer Over Jacob Blake Shooting in Kenosha

Prosecutors on Tuesday cleared a white police officer in the Aug. 23 shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, an incident that touched off deadly street protests and inflamed racial tensions in the…

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NewsSep 6, 2020Read →

As Protests Rock US Cities on Holiday Weekend, Jacob Blake Speaks Out

Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot in the back by a white police officer in Wisconsin last month, spoke out for the first time from his hospital bed as dueling demonstrations over racial justice and policing…

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NewsSep 4, 2020Read →

Jacob Blake Pleads Not Guilty to Charges Prior to Kenosha Shooting

Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man whose shooting by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, reignited nationwide protests over racism and police brutality, pleaded not guilty on Friday to criminal charges…

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StorySep 4, 2020Read →

More Than 90 Percent of Summer Protests Were Peaceful, Report Shows

While there were news reports about the summer protests that escalated to violence, rioting, and looting, more than 90% of summer protests were considered nonviolent and peaceful, per a recent report. The non-profit…

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StorySep 3, 2020Read →

Jacob Blake’s Uncle Slams Trump: ‘Don’t Let Some Orange Man Break Us All Down’

Jacob Blake’s uncle, Justin Blake, is taking aim at President Donald Trump for his rhetoric after his nephew, a Black man, was shot several times in the back by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Justin Blake…

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NewsSep 3, 2020Read →

Biden Speaks With Jacob Blake, Hears From Kenosha Residents

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden put himself squarely in the middle of ongoing national tumult over racial injustice and police brutality on Thursday, meeting with residents of strife-torn Kenosha, Wisconsin…

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StorySep 3, 2020Read →

Blake Family Attorney Reveals Details of Blake’s Phone Conversation With Biden

Jacob Blake’s family attorney, Ben Crump, is providing insight into the 90-minute in-person meeting Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden had with Blake’s family and Blake himself alongside…

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NewsSep 3, 2020Read →

Biden Seeks To ‘Bring Together’ Strife-Torn City in Visit To Wisconsin Battleground

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will make his first campaign venture into a strife-torn American city on Thursday when he travels to Kenosha, Wisconsin, which has become the latest battleground over police…

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StorySep 2, 2020Read →

Biden Calls for Charges Against the Officers Who Shot Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden called for officers to be held accountable for the shooting of Jacob Blake and the death of Breonna Taylor. On Wednesday, Biden appeared for a press conference in Wilmington…

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StorySep 2, 2020Read →

Biden To Visit Kenosha After Days of Unrest To ‘Bring People Together’

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign announced that he will visit Kenosha, Wisconsin, following days of unrest that erupted after the shooting of Jacob Blake. The campaign said in a statement that Biden…

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NewsSep 1, 2020Read →

Trump Visits Kenosha, Not To Urge Racial Healing but To Back Police

President Donald Trump defied requests to stay away and visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, not to urge racial healing after a white officer shot a Black man in the back but to express support for law enforcement in…

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StorySep 1, 2020Read →

Trump Dodges Question About Whether He Thinks Systemic Racism Is a Problem in America

President Donald Trump appeared for a roundtable discussion in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday; the city has been overcome with protests after police shot an unarmed Black man seven times in the back. But Trump’s visit to…

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StorySep 1, 2020Read →

Trump Blasts ‘Very Stupid Mayor’ of Kenosha Ahead of His Visit

President Donald Trump is taking aim John Antaramian, the mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin, calling him a “fool” for supporting “radical anarchists.” As he left Washington, D.C., on his way to Kenosha, Trump blasted the…

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NewsSep 1, 2020Read →

Trump Heads To Politically Crucial Wisconsin Amid Violence, Racial Unrest

Despite entreaties to stay away, President Donald Trump heads to Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday to highlight his “law and order” campaign theme in a city upended by protests after the shooting of a Black man by a white…

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StoryAug 31, 2020Read →

McEnany Says WH Has Attempted ‘Outreach’ To Jacob Blake’s Family — Family’s Attorney Says Otherwise

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany offered an update on President Donald Trump’s efforts to connect with the family of Jacob Blake , a Black man shot several times by an officer of the Kenosha Police…

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StoryAug 31, 2020Read →

WI Gov. Tony Evers To Trump Ahead of Kenosha Visit: Concerned It ‘Will Only Hinder Our Healing’

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) does not want President Donald Trump to visit the state at the moment. The president is expected to visit Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, and Evers wants Trump to reconsider. The visit…

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NewsAug 30, 2020Read →

Anti-Racism Protesters Rally in Kenosha, Trump Plans Visit

About 1,000 people joined a mile-long march in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Saturday, chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice, No Peace” as U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to visit the violence-rocked city…

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NewsAug 30, 2020Read →

Kenoshians Face ‘Wake-Up Call’ After Tumultuous, Painful Week of Violence

Five decades after he came with his migrant-worker family from Texas to Kenosha, Wisconsin to pick cucumbers and potatoes in the fields outside of town, Tony Garcia is a prominent community member who has sat on the…

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