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Jacob Blake has appeared publicly for the first time from his hospital bed since he was shot by police on Aug. 23. According to CNN, Blake appeared for a court hearing via video from the hospital where he’s been recovering from the shooting that has resulted in his paralysis from the waist down. Friday’s court hearing is unrelated to […]
Bill Barr insists the police shootings of unarmed African Americans aren’t racially motivated. The Attorney General made the comments during an appearance on CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, claiming there was a “false narrative” about racial biases within criminal justice system. Barr told Blitzer that there were some situations in which a Black person […]
Kenosha community members aren’t letting Donald Trump‘s visit distract from their primary goal: Getting justice for Jacob Blake. On Tuesday, the president stopped in the Wisconsin city to survey the damage caused during the riots in response to Blake’s police shooting. Trump’s visit has, of course, been met with criticism, as many believe his presence could spur further unrest within […]
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies shot and killed a Black man on Monday. Speaking with CBS Los Angeles, a woman who witnessed the shooting but chose not to be identified said she knew the victim—who has been identified by family as 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee—and noted what she explained as a use of excessive force. […]
During a bizarre and unsettling interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox News, Donald Trump decided to use a golf comparison when talking about police committing acts of violence and brutality against people. “You know, a choker. They Choke… shooting the guy in the back many times, I mean, couldn’t you have done something different,” he said, bringing […]
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has asked Trump to reconsider a visit to Kenosha. Trump’s planned visit, notably, has been widely panned as an act that will only harm the city in the wake of police officer Rusten Sheskey’s shooting of Jacob Blake. In a letter shared on Sunday, Evers expressed concern about the visit, which […]
Prosecutors plan to seek a harsher sentence for ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is one of four charged for the murder of George Floyd. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison informed Judge Peter Cahill of his decision to ask for a more severe punishment against Chauvin due to a […]
Fred VanVleet cut a disconsolate figure. Norman Powell could barely find the words to start but then aired out all his frustrations. Pascal Siakam refuses to watch the video of Jacob Blake getting shot seven times because he’s still traumatized by the murder of George Floyd. After the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics were the […]
Jacob Blake‘s father says his son is handcuffed to a hospital bed, as he recovers from a police shooting that reportedly left him paralyzed from the waist down. “I hate it that he was laying in that bed with the handcuff onto the bed,” Blake’s dad—also named Jacob Blake—told the Chicago Sun-Times on Thursday. “He can’t go anywhere. Why do […]
Kenosha, Wisconsin’s chief of police has come under fire after he said the fatal shooting that took place during protests could have been avoided if curfew was followed. CNN reports that Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis held a news conference on Wednesday, and he placed a lot of importance on how the 8 p.m. curfew was ignored. “Everybody […]
