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The shooting of Jacob Blake was as revolting as it was shocking to a nation that only recently had witnessed the killing of George Floyd in May 2020. For that reason, Blake said he walked away from police on the afternoon of Aug. 23. Some saw his actions as resisting the officers, but Blake begs…

The families of George Floyd, Eric Garner and Jacob Blake are inextricably intertwined with each other due to police brutality and their shared belief that they “are not looked at like humans.” The three families are members of an exclusive club after their lives were “changed within seconds” after the men in their lives were…

Actor Ricky Schroder has reportedly been receiving death threats since it was reported that he helped bail Kenosha, Wisc., alleged shooter, Kyle Rittenhouse, out of jail. Schroder took to Twitter on Sunday with screenshots of the death threats he had received, along with a message to his Democratic followers, posing a question: “To my Democrat…

Kyle Rittenhouse’s mom, Wendy, is blaming deceased protesters and law enforcement for her son’s alleged actions on the night she drove him from Illinois to Kenosha, Wisc. Although the 17-year-old is facing murder charges for the fatal shootings of two protesters, his mother is attempting to justify her son being in Kenosha that night. On…

Jacob Blake, who was critically wounded after being shot multiple times by a cop, has been released from a Milwaukee hospital. Blake was released from the hospital on Oct. 7, according to CNN. After being released, Blake was transferred to a spinal rehabilitation center in Chicago where he will continue his recovery. On Aug. 23,…

Jacob Blake, who was paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot in the back seven times by a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer on Aug. 13, 2020, delivered an inspiring speech from his hospital bed. The father of six children was speaking with his family attorney, Benjamin Crump, who posted the video from Froedtert…

NBA star Donovan Mitchell is committing to give tens of thousands of dollars to improve the lives of Jacob Blake’s children. The Utah Jazz player has pledged $45,000 toward the education of Blake’s three sons, who saw their father, an unarmed Black man, shot in the back seven times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The…

Jacob Blake Sr. gave a resounding speech at the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington. On Aug. 28, thousands celebrated in Washington, D.C. to remember the 1963 march where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech. This year’s march was called “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” to…

Jacob Blake reportedly has been shackled to his hospital bed as he continues to fight for life after being shot seven times in the back. On Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, Blake’s father, Jacob Blake Sr., spoke to reporters after he saw his son at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. “I…

Former President Barack Obama congratulated NBA players with the Milwaukee Bucks for boycotting their game on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2020, to protest the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Blake, who is Black, was shot multiple times during an encounter with several White officers on Sunday, Aug. 23. The shooting has sparked…

NBA players and league executives have agreed to resume the 2020 playoffs, though the details of when the games will start again are still being worked out. The Los Angeles Times reported that the three games canceled on Wednesday, Aug. 26, will all be made up at a later date. The three games originally scheduled…

Tennis star Naomi Osaka is the latest athlete refuse to play in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, who was shot multiple times by a White police officer on Aug. 23 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in front of his children. Blake’s shooting, which left him paralyzed from the waist down,…

(Photo by Rashad Milligan for Steed Media Services) Boston Celtics guard/forward Jaylen Brown warms up at shootaround in Philips Arena on Nov. 18. All NBA playoff games have been cancelled tonight in protest. The players of the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors were reportedly the first to consider boycotting the NBA playoffs. On Aug. 25,…

NBA head coach Glenn “Doc” Rivers poured out his heart in a poignant speech about the deplorable state of racial affairs in the United States. Rivers, the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, the team favored to win the NBA title during this year’s truncated season, delivered a power-packed address regarding the police shooting…

Detroit Lions canceled practice on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, to stand in solidarity against police brutality after the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The cancellation followed two postponements as the players, mostly African Americans, come to grips with the fact that another unarmed Black male was shot. The father of…

The father of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot in the back several times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, told the media that his son is paralyzed. Kenosha, which is about 45 miles south of Milwaukee, was the scene of the disturbing shooting captured by a witness on a cellphone video that has…

An unarmed Black man was shot several times in the back at point-blank range after a confrontation with Wisconsin police during a traffic stop as his children watched in horror. According to KMOV in Wisconsin, the man, identified as Jacob Blake, a father of three sons, was shot from behind by police in Kenosha, a…