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“I Can’t Breathe” is a quote famously said by Eric Garner, a 43-year-old Staten Island man who died after being placed in a choke-hold by the officers of the New York Police Department in July 2014. In the weeks following his death, the quote quickly became the unofficial slogan chanted by protesters against police brutality and racial profiling in the United States.
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Huffington Post – ‘I Can’t Breathe’: Eric Garner’s Last Words Symbolize Our Predicament
The Guardian – ‘I Can’t Breathe’ T-shirts see high-school basketball team disinvited from event
New York Times – At Nets’ Game, a Plan for a Simple Statement Is Carried Out to a T
TIME– Illinois Woman Files Trademark Application for ‘I Can’t Breathe’
The Atlantic – They Shouted ‘I Can’t Breathe’
NBC News – Wal-Mart Changes I Can’t Breathe Ad After Complaints
Wired – The Linguistic Power of the Protest Phrase ‘I Can’t Breathe’