i can’t breathe
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Black Woman Shouts “I Can’t Breathe” to NYPD on Video, Weeks Before George Floyd
Christine Greaves, 23, is suing NYPD officers who appear to kneel on her while she and others beg them to stop.
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Elijah McClain Told Police ‘I Can’t Breathe’ 7 Times During His Arrest. They Helped Kill Him Anyway.
The trial of one current and one former cop charged in McClain's death started Wednesday.
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Video Shows White Texas Deputy Laying on Black Teen as She Screams ‘I Can’t Breathe’
The video is disturbing, and the fact that this kind of thing keeps happening to young Black people is even more disturbing.
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Judge Dismisses 3rd-Degree Murder Charge Against Derek Chauvin. All Other Charges Remain
A Hennepin County judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin, one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the May 25 death of George Floyd. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the ruling made by District Judge Peter Cahill was dated for Wednesday and announced publicly on Thursday. The good news is…
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Texas Sheriff Charged With Evidence Tampering in Connection With the Police Custody Death of Javier Ambler
In June, The Root reported that 40-year-old Black man Javier Ambler died in police custody in Austin, Texas, in 2019. After several months of slow news coverage relating to Ambler’s death and failed attempts by media outlets to pry information out of the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office pertaining to the case, the department released documents…
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Los Angeles Teacher Forced to Flee Home After Wypipo Lost It Over Her 'I Can't Breathe' T-Shirt
Earlier this month, a Los Angeles charter school teacher did a simple thing to show solidarity with the movement against systemic racism in policing—she wore a T-shirt that reads “I can’t breathe.” The result? White people lost their damn minds. For the mere acknowledgment that Black lives do in fact matter, this educator said she…
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Newly Released Body-Camera Footage of George Floyd’s Death Reportedly Shows Callous Disregard for His Well-Being
Every piece of new evidence released to the public surrounding the death of George Floyd reveals the disregard many cops have for Black life as well as how Black people are immediately perceived as criminal. For the first time, police body camera footage has been made available for in-person viewing and what that footage shows…
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Pennsylvania Police Officers Under Investigation After Videos Shows Them Placing Knee on Man's Neck
One would think that literally everything that has occurred over the course of the last few months would result in police officers actively trying to not become the center of yet another viral video. But we’re in dark times, so common sense is out the window, and instead, we have to watch both white folks…
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Bodycam Footage of Phoenix Man's Death Reveals Disturbing Similiarites to George Floyd
“I can’t breathe” has depressingly become a common refrain as it pertains to police brutality.Eric Garner, George Floyd and countless men and women who have uttered these words before dying in police custody revealing that this is not some anomaly. And now, sadly, Muhammad Muhaymin Jr.’s is yet another name to be added to that…