“I was shocked, not surprised,” said Dr. Henry Taylor, the director for the Center of Urban Studies at the University at Buffalo, about the verdict of Kyle Rittenhouse.

Race was one of the central issues in last year’s protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Friday’s verdict had Taylor thinking about race once again.

“When I know if that had been a black person, they probably would have never left that seen alive, not with a weapon hooked to their side,” said Taylor.

WKBW November 19, 2021

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