Black People's Lives are More Important Than White People Being Uncomfortable
Tony McDade - shot and killed by police in Florida Breonna Taylor - shot and killed by police in her own home in Kentucky George Floyd - killed by police in Minnesota These are just the most recent individuals on a long list of black individuals who have been killed by police. The last few weeks have been filled with deplorable, heartbreaking news. News about the police killing black people. Unfortunately, these horrible stories are beginning feel familiar. so familiar that their details have begun to echo each other. In July 2014, cellphone video captured Eric Garner’s final words as NYPD officers pinned him to the ground on the sidewalk and sat on his head. On May 25th of this year, Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin pinned George Floyd to the ground and knelt on his neck, as he pleaded for release and uttered the same three words as Eric Garner: “I can’t breathe” . I’ve heard people say, well, George Floyd was suspected of forgery and Tony McDade was t