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September 7, 2020

Harris meets with Blake family during Wisconsin stop

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris  spoke with Jacob Blake and his family Monday during a Labor Day trip to Wisconsin.

September 7, 2020

Black jogger detained in Florida for fitting suspect description has been offered job in sheriff’s department

A Black jogger who was detained in Florida last week for matching the description of a burglary suspect has been offered a job in the county sheriff’s office for the way in which he handled the encounter with the deputies who detained him.

September 6, 2020

Jacob Blake attorney says family wants accountability, justice

Jacob Blake's attorney Benjamin Crump said Blake's family wants accountability and justice after the 29-year old was shot by Kenosha, Wis. police last month during a confrontation caught on video.

September 5, 2020

Jacob Blake makes first court appearance via video from hospital bed

Jacob Blake -- whose shooting during a confrontation with Kenosha, Wisconsin, police, reignited racial justice demonstrations -- pleaded not guilty to previous charges of third-degree sexual assault, criminal trespass, and disorderly conduct. 

September 4, 2020

Militia members face gun charges, alleged to have come to Kenosha 'to pick people off'

A pair of Missouri residents connected to a militia group traveled to Kenosha, Wis., amid demonstrations over the police shooting of Jacob Blake to "to loot and possibly pick people off," according to a criminal complaint. 

September 4, 2020

Rochester police union defends officers involved in Daniel Prude death

The union representing Rochester police on Friday defended the officers involved in the asphyxiation death of Daniel Prude in March.

September 4, 2020

Biden claims Black man invented light bulb during campaign event

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden during a Thursday meeting with Kenosha, Wis., community leaders said that a Black man, rather than Thomas Edison, invented the light bulb. 

September 4, 2020

Tucker shreds Biden for elevating Jacob Blake Sr. to 'position of greater moral authority'

To the Democratic Party, nothing is ever about principles -- it's always about votes, Tucker Carlson said Thursday.

September 3, 2020

New York Democrat blasts Biden for meeting with 'Farrakhan follower' Jacob Blake Sr: 'Beyond comprehension'

Former New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a Democrat who is a leader in Brooklyn's Jewish community, slammed his party's presidential nominee Joe Biden for choosing to meet with Jacob Blake Sr., citing reported anti-Semitic comments and racist comments about Caucasians.

September 3, 2020

Biden's trip to Kenosha questioned following Jacob Blake shooting

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was spending Thursday in Wisconsin two days after President Trump, but his travels to Kenosha left locals with many questions from his presence to his motives.