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After the Riots: Kenosha struggles months after protest circus left town

By Barnini Chakraborty
Published May 5, 2021 11:00am ET
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After the Riots: Kenosha struggles months after protest circus left town
Businesses in uptown Kenosha, Wisc., remain closed months after the Jacob Blake riots. Estimated damages to local businesses soar pass $50 million mark. | Barnini Chakraborty/Washington Examiner

On Aug. 23, 2020, a Kenosha police officer shot Jacob Blake as he scuffled with law enforcement officers in one of several incidents that rocked the nation last summer. Riots that occurred in the ensuing days brought violence, destruction, and the national spotlight to the small Wisconsin city. The Washington Examiner recently went back to Kenosha to find out what has happened in the aftermath.

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN — Samantha Jacquest’s dream was to open an independent bookstore in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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