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Preliminary English - Contemporary Possibilities: Black lives matter

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I can't breathe

"I can't breathe" is a slogan associated with the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States. The phrase is derived from the words of Eric Garner in 2014. The phrase was also uttered by several other African-American men (Anton Black,^[1] Javier Ambler, Derrick Scott,^[2] Manuel Ellis and George Floyd) shortly before they died of positional asphyxiation during their arrests between 2018 and 2020, respectively, as a result of excessive force by police officers.

The phrase is now used in worldwide protest against police brutality in the United States and against the lack of police accountability due to qualified immunity. (Wikipedia, 2020)

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What If?

What if? The Prison Drawings of Carlos Walker (Center for Contemporary Political Art, D.C.)
Carlos Walker is a self-taught African American artist whose series of 48 oil pastel drawings offer racial role reversal as a provocative antidote to the prejudice, systemic violence and unsustainable economic inequality that has once again brought African American protesters onto the mean streets of major cities across the country.

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Colour is not a crime

Colour is not a crime
Across the US, artists have responded to the death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests with impactful and urgent work. In New York, artworks have appeared supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, and remembering the deaths of, among others, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and Eric Garner

#SharethemicNow

#SharethemicNow
Social media 'takeovers' have long been used by brands and organisations as an audience expansion tool, but they've never been harnessed for good quite like the #SharethemicNow campaign.

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