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WNBA players made a strong statement in honor of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man who was shot by a Kenosha, WI police seven times. The Washington Mystics took the court in white shirts that spelled out Jacob’s name on the front, and had seven bullet holes on the back, representing the seven times he was shot.

NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL and MLS. They also turned what was supposed to be a routine telecast — by COVID-era standards — for Zora Stephenson into a breaking-news situation.Stephenson, the Bucks sideline reporter with Fox Sports Wisconsin, was on the air just before team members read a statement declaring that “our focus today cannot be on basketball,” after the killing Sunday in Kenosha, Wisc.

Outrage and protests have been sparked after a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin fired seven shots at point-blank range into the back of 29-year-old Jacob Blake as he attempted to enter his vehicle.

Housing Secretary Ben Carson is offering sympathies to the family of Jacob Blake, the Kenosha, Wisconsin, man whose shooting by police has sparked deadly violence. Carson, the highest-ranking Black member of President Donald Trump’s administration, is the first Republican National Convention speaker Thursday to discuss Blake’s shooting.

Ted Johnson Jacob Blake Sr., the father of the Kenosha, WI man shot seven times in the back from a local police officer, gave an emotional interview on CNN on Friday in which he described visiting his son in the hospital and seeing him “shackled to the bed.”“Let’s make it very clear, my son is fighting for his life. He’s holding on.

Baseball’s Mets and Marlins are standing in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters.

Tyrese Gibson, one of Hollywood’s most notable Black performers as an actor, singer and songwriter, has a heavy heart in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake, was shot seven times in the back by Rusten Sheskey, a police officer in Kenosha, Wis. while his children looked on in an SUV.

Lil Rel Howery delivered a poignant message about social justice while guest hosting the latest episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live“.

The New York Mets and the Miami Marlins didn’t play their scheduled game on Thursday (August 27) as the players all walked off the field in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake.

Lil Rel Howery delivered a poignant message about social justice, while guest hosting the latest episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live“.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorMajor League Baseball’s scheduled Oakland A’s-Texas Rangers game will not be played Thursday after players on both teams agreed to sit out to protest this past weekend’s police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, WI.The decision by players on the AL West rivals makes it the fourth MLB game to be postponed in the wake of boycotts by players in several pro sports leagues beginning Wednesday.

Megyn Kelly was slammed on Twitter on Thursday after sharing a Daily Mail article suggesting Jacob Blake had a knife when cops shot him in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Tracee Ellis Ross is speaking out following the shooting of Jacob Blake. The 47-year-old actress appeared on Wednesday's episode of and reacted to professional athletes protesting their upcoming games due to Blake's shooting.Blake, a 29-year-old Wisconsin man, was shot in the back multiple times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. The family's attorney stated on Tuesday that doctors believe Blake will be left paralyzed by the incident.«I say bravo.

Tracee Ellis Ross spoke out about the shooting of Jacob Blake during an appearance on Wednesday’s “The Late Late Show”.

Diddy, Mark Ronson and former US President Barack Obama are among a host of artists and celebrities who have praised the Milwaukee Bucks after they called off their NBA match last night (August 26) in protest over the shooting of Jacob Blake.Footage emerged that appeared to show Blake was shot multiple times in the back by police officers in Wisconsin on Sunday (August 23) as he attempted to get into his vehicle.

charged with murder for those deaths of those two people.Demonstrations erupted in Kenosha on Sunday night after Jacob Blake, who was unarmed and not suspected of a crime, was shot 7 times by police in front of his children. And on Tuesday night, two of those protesters were killed and a third person injured.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorNever one to shy away from controversy, Tucker Carlson had his pick on Wednesday night. There was the category 4 hurricane about to demolish a wide swath of the gulf coast.