"I can't breathe"/Last Words
Title
"I can't breathe"/Last Words
Description
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.
Collection Items
Mama, I Can't Breathe - Don't Let Them Change The Narrative
Six stencils, each reading "MAMA I CAN'T BREATHE!" Red "Don't Let Them Change The Narrative!" to the right.
Mama I Can't Breathe / Defund Slavery
Repeated stencil text reading "Mama I Can't Breathe" on plywood
Urban Jungle Storefront
Urban Jungle’s boarded up storefront with graffiti reading "I can't breathe," "Keep the Peace," "Spread the Love," and "Stop Looting," along with portraits of Floyd in the form of posters.
I Can't Breathe
Large wheatpaste portrait of George Floyd with text covering reading "I CAN'T BREATHE" covering his mouth, on the boarded up window of a barber shop.
I Can't Breathe 8.46
Bubble letters in white with black outline reading "I CAN'T BREATHE" set against a pool of red. Smaller text reads "8.46."
I CAN'T BREATHE Yard Banner, located in South Minneapolis
A large yard sign reading "I CAN'T BREATH" with additional text reading "We Are a Community" and "Share your Thoughts." Many additional writers have added to this collaborative piece.
I Can't Breathe
Rendered in shades of black, brown, tan, and white, a portrait of George Floyd with text reading "I CAN'T BREATHE," "GEORGE FLOYD," AND BLACK MAN= HUMAN."
I Can't Breath
Large blue text reading "I Can't Breath" spray-painted on plywood on a boarded up bank (Bank Cherokee)
Mama
White block text in spray paint reading "MAMA." This is located on what was then an abandoned storefront that had previously been a Walmart.