Jacob Blake's mother pleads with Americans to 'examine your heart' in emotional speech

Kenosha, Wisconsin, protest.
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Tim O'Donnell
By Tim O'Donnell
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Julia Jackson, the mother of Jacob Blake, made an emotional plea to all Americans on Tuesday, just two days after her son was shot by police while getting into his SUV where his children were sitting inside in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The shooting reignited protests against police brutality across the country.

Jackson asked everyone to "take a moment and examine your hearts" and ultimately, together, "show the rest of the world how humans are supposed to treat each other."

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Tim O'Donnell
Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.

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