Better late than never this week! Brittany shares her thoughts on the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the events that occurred thereafter. This week we also work on educating ourselves on the significance of #BlackAugust and the freedom fighters you may not have learned about in white history.

TAKE ACTION IN #JUSTICEFORJAKE

- Sign Color of Change's petition calling for the firing and arrest of the officer who shot Jacob Blake: https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justice_for_jacob/?source=sms_082420_opt-in

- Donate to Jacob's Gofundme page organized by his mother for medical & healing costs: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justiceforjacobblake

- Donate to Milwaukee Freedom Fund to help arrested protesters: bit.ly/mkefreedomfund

- Call or Email Wisconsin State officials to demand justice for Jake —

Kenosha District Attorney⁣⁣: 262-653-2400⁣⁣, [email protected]

Kenosha Mayor and City Administrator: 262-653-4000⁣⁣, [email protected], [email protected]

Kenosha City Attorney⁣⁣:

262-653-4170⁣⁣, [email protected], Edward Antaramian at [email protected]

Wisconsin DOJ: 608-266-1221⁣⁣

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