Mama, I Can't Breathe - Don't Let Them Change The Narrative

Title

Mama, I Can't Breathe - Don't Let Them Change The Narrative

Coverage

221 W Lake St, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Description

Six stencils, each reading "MAMA I CAN'T BREATHE!" Red "Don't Let Them Change The Narrative!" to the right.

Source

Hook Fish & Chicken; see also UAM-GF_0730

Also documented by Sally Pemberton on 2020-06-30.

Rights

Photographer: Froukje Akkerman

Publisher

Urban Art Mapping Research Project

Date

2020-06-06

Contributor

SE

Identifier

UAM-GF_0974

Subject

George Perry Floyd (October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020) was a 46-year-old Black American man who was murdered by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin after Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 9 minutes in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. Floyd’s murder sparked an international movement for Black Lives Matter, the largest civil rights movement of the century. On March 12, 2021, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Floyd's family. On June 25, 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for his crimes.George Perry Floyd (October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020) was a 46-year-old Black American man who was murdered by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin after Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 9 minutes in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. Floyd’s murder sparked an international movement for Black Lives Matter, the largest civil rights movement of the century. On March 12, 2021, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Floyd's family. On June 25, 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for his crimes.

Original Format

Stencils