Jacob Blake's Father Recites From Quran

   Source: Middle East Eye Aug 27, 2020 No Comments


“Our family is very diverse and we don’t represent just one thing. So if you could all give me one second please, this is for my son Jacob Blake.” The father of Jacob Blake, a Black man shot in the back multiple times by US police, recited the Holy Quran during a press conference in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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