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In Search Of Justice For George Floyd — A Snapshot Of A Burning America

Lifestyle Jun 01, 2020

by Hina P. Ansari

America hasn’t seen this much unrest since the 1968 Civil Rights Movement. Sparked by the murder of George Floyd (who gasped “I can’t breathe”) by the Minneapolis Police exactly a week ago, Americans in all 50 states took to the streets to demand justice and remind everyone that #BlackLivesMatter. A reminder in a country where breathing seems to only be afforded to some and not all.

"I Can't Breathe" — A Snapshot Of A Burning America — **From coast to coast, peaceful protests during the day dissolved into complete chaos at night.** Photo Credit: www.cnn.com

Ever since the video of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department sent shockwaves across the social space, it has once again magnified the long-standing issue of police brutality on the black communities of America. A light has been sparked and sent thousands upon thousands of people to the streets of Minnesota. Day after day, the protests continued to spread across city lines and state lines and this past weekend we saw all 50 states with protests demanding justice for George Floyd as well as calls to arrest the remaining three officers who were involved. All of this in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed the “I Can’t Breathe” protest in honour of Floyd, Ahmaud Aubrey, Breonna Taylor and others who were victims of police brutality were peaceful at first. As soon as night fell however, the peaceful protests dissolved into scenes of a war zone, with the disruption being attributed to “outside agitators”. The flames were fanned across the United States and not since 1968 Civil Rights movement has the world witnessed a constant state of chaos as seen in this past week.

Minneapolis

"I Can't Breathe" — A Snapshot Of A Burning America: Minneapolis, Minnesota. — **“I Can’t Breathe”: Minneapolis, Minnesota.** Photo Credit: www.vox.com

**In Search Of Justice For George Floyd — A Snapshot Of A Burning America: Minneapolis, Minnesota.** Photo Credit: www.washingtonpost.com

And then it spread across the country.

Atlanta

America "Can't Breathe" — **“I Can’t Breathe”: Atlanta, Georgia.** Photo Credit: www.atlantamagazine.com

Boston

Chicago

Cincinnati

Detroit

Las Vegas

Los Angeles

Louisville

"I Can't Breathe" — A Snapshot Of A Burning America: Louisville, Kentucky. — **“I Can’t Breathe”: Louisville, Kentucky.** Photo Credit: www.pbs.com

New York

Oakland

Portland

Seattle

Washington D.C.

Main Image Photo Credit: www.variety.com

Hina P. Ansari

Author

Hina P. Ansari is a graduate from The University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario). Since then she has carved a successful career in Canada's national fashion-publishing world as the Entertainment/Photo Editor at FLARE Magazine, Canada's national fashion magazine. She was the first South Asian in...

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