Kyle Rittenhouse on trial
The homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse pits claims of self-defense against accusations of vigilantism. Plus, in the next installment in our series on teens in America: Why it can be especially hard for Black immigrant families to talk about racism.
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The homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse \u2013 the teenager who killed two people and injured a third during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. \u2013 continues this week. Kim Bellware reports on the evidence brought by both sides, and why the trial likely won\u2019t end with a high-profile conviction.
\u201cWe have a small set of facts that everybody agrees on,\u201d Bellware says. But while the prosecution is arguing this was first-degree intentional homicide, \u201cThe other side is saying, \u2018Yes, he did kill these people. He did shoot. But he was doing it to protect himself.\u2019 \u201d
And later in the show, we hear from 16-year-old Obse Abebe, a teen reporter with YR Media for the latest installment of our series on Teens in America.
Obse was born in Ethiopia but moved to the United States when she was three. Being Ethiopian and living in America meant that Obse had to come to terms with being Black in America.
\u201cNot to say that the topic of race is hush-hush in our family,\u201d Obse said. \u201cBut it is difficult to approach when your parents are very passionate about you feeling connected to both their culture from their mother country and the culture that you are currently in.\u201d
A Washington Post-Ipsos poll found that nearly three-quarters of teens in America say they\u2019ve talked to a parent about race in the past year. More than half say they\u2019ve had a similar conversation with a close friend. As part of The Post\u2019s Teens in America series, we\u2019re listening in on what those conversations sound like.
For more in this series, visit wapo.st/teens.
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