Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device:Via Apple Podcasts | Via Spotify | Via StitcherThis episode contains strong language. The shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black father from Kenosha, Wis., by a white police officer has reverberated through the city, fueling protests and unrest. There have been marches and demonstrations, as well as instances of destruction: businesses and property set alight, fireworks launched at the police. On Tuesday night, a group of armed men, who claimed to be there to protect the community, arrived. Kyle Rittenhouse, a white 17-year-old from Illinois, is suspected of being the gunman.

Source: New York Times August 27, 2020 10:00 UTC