Sunday, May 31, 2020

Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - RE: Okafor: In Memory of George Floyd

Would a black police officer not do to GF what the white police officer did to GF? And why or why not?


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> On May 31, 2020, at 3:13 PM, 'Pamela Smith' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you for this, Collins.
> It said it all
> Endearingly,
> Endurely.
>
> R.I.P.
> George Floyd
>
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> From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Toyin Falola
> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2020 9:24 AM
> To: ya <yorubaaffairs@googlegroups.com>; dialogue <USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com>
> Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Okafor: In Memory of George Floyd
>
> In Memory of George Floyd
>
> I want to breathe
> But I cant breathe
>
> I could not see his face
> His knee was on my neck
> Life was going fast away from my soul
> I want to breathe
> But I can't breathe
>
> 46yrs ago, I learnt my first word
> Mama! mama! mama!
> 25th May 2020,I spoke my last word
> Mama! mama! mama!
> And I still pleaded because
> I want to breathe
> But I cant breathe
>
> My color was black
> His color was white
> My crime was black
> His right was white
> I still want to breathe
> But I cant breathe
>
> Minneapolis is burning
> Real Americans are angry
> The world is shocked in disbelief
> Because I wanted to breathe
> But i cant breathe
> They were four of them
> Four messengers of death
>
> I saw the face of my wife
> I felt the smiles of my kids
> I remembered my friends
> For their sake
> I just needed to breathe
> But I cant breathe
>
> I asked for water
> The pain was getting more
> My neck hurts
> My stomach hurts
> My eyes were closed in agony
> My offence again?
> My color was black
> His color was white
>
> I have paid the price
> Price of being black
> Cry no more Minneapolis
> I was one of the added numbers
> My blood on that pavement
> Will always remember that
> I wanted to breathe
> But I had no right to breathe
>
> My offence again?
> My color was black
> My name George Floyd
> My crime was black
> His color was white
> His name Derek Chauvin
> His right was white
> He has the right to breathe
>
> I want to breathe
> I can't breathe!
> But someday this battle shall
> Be over.
> I go in peace but remember
> 25th May 2020
> Mama!mama!mama!
> My last word!
>
> -Collins Okafor
>
> #ICantBreathe
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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