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Eric Garner’s last words ring as a call to all of us—to pay attention and to act. Please share this with five friends who might not be fully aware of the protests that have erupted across the country, led by young people of color crying out for justice.
LISTEN TO ERIC GARNER’S LAST WORDS
Transcript: Get away [garbled] for what? Every time you see me, you want to mess with me. I’m tired of it. It stops today. Why would you…? Everyone standing here will tell you I didn’t do nothing. I did not sell nothing. Because everytime you see me, you want to harass me. You want to stop me [garbled] Selling cigarettes. I’m minding my business, officer, I’m minding my business. Please just leave me alone. I told you the last time, please just leave me alone. please please, don’t touch me. Do not touch me. [garbled] I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe.
Source: http://www.hiaw.org/garner/
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- “No Such Thing As Racial Profiling,” The New Yorker
- “The Ugly Idea That Killed Eric Garner,” ColorLines
- “It Wasn’t Just the Chokehold,” The New York Times
- “My Vassar College Faculty ID Makes Everything OK,” Gawker
- “How To Teach Kids About What’s Happening In Ferguson,” The Atlantic
WATCH THESE IMPORTANT VIDEOS
Ta-Nehisi Coates on All In with Chris Hayes
Dr. Eleanor Holmes Norton speaking to the House of Representatives
Jon Stewart on Eric Garner
TAKE ACTION NOW
- Add your name: Justice For Mike Brown
- Start your own petition
- Plan or attend an event with Ferguson Action
- Consider joining Showing Up For Racial Justice as an ally