On this edition of Your Call, we’re going to Milwaukee, Portland, and Sacramento to discuss the ongoing protests for racial justice in the wake of the recent shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black father who was shot in the back seven times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. His family says he is paralyzed from the waist down.
We'll discuss the original demands for racial justice and an end to police violence, the right-wing armed militia groups that have attempted to hijack recent protests, Donald Trump's visit to Kenosha, and the upcoming election.
Guests:
Gregory McKelvey, vice chair of Oregon Democratic Black Caucus and board president of Brown Hope, a nonprofit and community solution for racial justice
Jamilia Land, member of All of Us or None and close family friend of Stephon Clark, who was shot and killed by police officers in Sacramento in March 2018
Reggie Jackson, senior columnist with the Milwaukee Independent
Web Resources:
Politico, JR Ross: Trump Claims He Saved Kenosha. Wisconsin Voters Aren’t Buying It.
AP, Zeke Miller: Trump visits Kenosha, calls violence 'domestic terrorism'
Milwaukee Independent, Reggie Jackson: WHITE LEADERS HAVE EMBOLDENED ANGRY WHITE MEN WITH GUNS, NOW WHITE SOCIETY IS SURPRISED THEY ARE MURDERING PEOPLE
USA Today, Ryan Miller: Portland protests: Trump threatens to send federal forces back into the city