"I can't breathe"/Last Words

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"I can't breathe"/Last Words

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These works focus the last words of George Floyd and others who have died through unjust acts of brutality, in the hands of a militarized police force.

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Cup Foods Wall with Messaging
Cup Foods wall with remnants of poster reading "Pre-existing Condition Being Black In America." Below there is text written in marker reading "Remember George Floyd EVERY TIME you Breathe!"

I Can't Breathe
Underneath a Lake Street Chiropractic sign, there is a mural that depicts a blindfolded Black person holding a scale. Around them is a forest of blue and red flowers. To the right of the person, the words "I Can't Breathe" are painted in red and…

I Can’t Breathe
This George Floyd mural in Palm Springs was commissioned by The Palm Springs Public Arts Commission. The artist is Los Angeles artist Misteralek. A portrait of George Floyd is set against a dark background showing protestors in silhouette. The words…

I Can't Breathe
The mural of George Floyd has his face outlined in yellow paint and towards the left of his are the words "I CANT BREATHE". The words are bright and multicolored. Behind George and the text there are multicolored geometric shapes.

"I Can't Breathe"
Spraypaint mural of George Floyd downtown Palm Springs, CA. George Floyd is painted along a background of blue and black silhouettes of protesters. "I Can't Breathe" is painted in white block letters.

"I Can't Breathe" with portrait of George Floyd
A large portrait of George Floyd with text reading "I Can't Breathe."

This is located next to another mural depicting Justice intervening to remove Derek Chauvin from George Floyd's neck, a silhouette cityscape, and an image of a man and woman…

Depiction of Justice Intervening
A graphic depiction of George Floyd being violently restrained by Derek Chauvin. An allegorical representation of Justice, identified by scales, is forcibly removing Chauvin by way of a neck hold. Justice is a powerful Black woman wearing…

I want Justice, not O2
A portrait of George Floyd alongside the word, "I can't breathe, I want justice not O2"

Please, I can't breathe
Graffiti on a train car "Please, I can't breathe" alongside the train tracks in Belgium.

Let Us Breathe
This piece was painted along a busy street in Sheffield, United Kingdom. The white letters, which are around six feet tall, say '#LetUsBreathe' followed by a raised fist separating it from another hashtag, '#BlackLivesMatter,' ending with a peace…
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