Article 5AE9W Joe Biden: Black Lives Matter activists helped you win Wisconsin. Don't forget us | Justin Blake

Joe Biden: Black Lives Matter activists helped you win Wisconsin. Don't forget us | Justin Blake

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Justin Blake
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We were mobilized by the shooting of my nephew, Jacob Blake. As president, Biden must secure policies to help people of color

Three months ago, a Kenosha police officer shot my nephew, Jacob Blake, seven times in the back in front of his children. Jacob was rushed to the hospital, where for days he was shackled to his bed, only to find he'd been paralyzed from the waist down. The officer who shot him, Rusten Sheskey, has yet to be charged with a crime and is currently on paid administrative leave.

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