WE CAN BREATHE

The collective exhalation of relief following the guilty verdicts in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Floyd's last words, I can't breathe, had become the mantra of injustice in a country where police killings of unarmed Black men are routine and have gone largely unpunished.

As the three verdicts were read - guilty - guilty - guilty - millions of Americans, across the spectrum of race, ethnicity and economic status, suddenly felt WE CAN BREATHE.

WE CAN BREATHE by Monkey's Dad April 21, 2021

We can breathe

The deep American exhalation, after too long a period in which I can't breathe was true for too many, for so many reasons.

We CAN Breathe, today, November 7, 2020

We can breathe by Monkey's Dad November 7, 2020