Bound together through suffering, families of Breonna Taylor, Jacob Blake march in Evanston
By Allison Schatz Medill Reports On a drizzly, gray October afternoon in Evanston, Jacob Blake Sr., father of Jacob Blake—a 29-year-old African American man shot seven times in the back by Kenosha police officer Rustin Sheskey this past August—spoke to the crowd with anguish in his voice. Like millions of Americans, the Blake and Taylor […]
Wisconsin families forced to choose between work and family during the pandemic
By Natalie Eilbert Medill Reports The first sign of trouble for Blanca Animas was her daughter’s post-surgery infection that kept her hospitalized for 11 days. Then it was being furloughed without pay until she found someone else to care for her severely disabled daughter, Anna. By the time Anna left the hospital, Animas understood she […]
