Kenosha, Wisconsin, a city of 99,000 residents along Lake Michigan finds itself as the latest flashpoint in a larger discussion about racism and police brutality in the U.S. after the shooting of Jacob Blake.
In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, a protester stands in a cloud of tear gas near a burning garbage truck outside the Kenosha County Courthouse, in Kenosha, Wis. KENOSHA, WIS. -- Until the police shooting of Jacob Blake, the bedroom community of Kenosha had been largely untouched by the level of demonstrations that were seen in nearby Milwaukee and Chicago after the death of George Floyd.
"We've had some situations where we've thought the Police Department hasn't been treating some minorities fairly. This incident, it's just changed," said Anthony L. Davis, president of the Kenosha NAACP branch. "Watching that video of Mr. Blake, you should be angry," Kennedy said. "There's no way you can have any humanity and not respond with anger, frustration. I'm that angry. I'm that hurt. I'm that frustrated. I have a responsibility to be that and still try to be constructive and build my community and maintain the quality of life of my constituents.
Tensions simmered Thursday as a number of businesses remained boarded up and some motorists shouted at law enforcement driving around Kenosha. Kenosha saw a peaceful protest several days after Floyd's death in May after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee into Floyd's neck for several minutes as the handcuffed Black man pleaded for air. A late June Back the Blue rally in Kenosha that was organized to show support for law enforcement was disrupted by anti-police brutality protesters. One protester was tackled to the ground. No arrests or injuries were reported.
The area where Blake was shot is the dividing line between a historically white neighbourhood and a historically black neighbourhood.
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