“I can’t breathe”: Why George Floyd’s Words Reverberate around the World

• Main Author: Ben Okri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2021-10-01
• Series: Journal of Transnational American Studies
• Subjects: george floyd; i can't breathe; covid pandemic and race; race and racism; transnational american studies; police violence; institutional racism
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7z68z3h2
• ISSN: 1940-0764

Reflections by the Nigerian writer and critic Ben Okri on the worldwide impact of the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minnepolis police.