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"I Can't Breathe" is a song by H.E.R. released on June 19, 2020. It was written by H.E.R., D'Mile and Tiara Thomas and produced by D'Mile. It reached number 20 on Billboard ' s Hot R&B Songs. [1] The song won Song of the Year at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, serving as H.E.R.'s first ever win in this category.
"I can't breathe" is a slogan of the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States. The phrase originates from the last words of Eric Garner , an unarmed man who was killed in 2014 after being put in a chokehold by a New York City police officer .
The song was written by Lil Baby, alongside its producers, Section 8, (who also produced Lil Baby's "We Paid") and Noah Pettigrew.It begins with morose keys, a soundbite taken from the news detailing the George Floyd protest in Minneapolis, and chants from Black Lives Matter protesters, [6] chanting "I can't breathe". [7]
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - "I can't breathe!" - the exclamation made by a black man, Eric Garner, while being placed in a police chokehold - was chosen as the most notable quote of the year in an ...
Ten years after Eric Garner ’s death at the hands of New York City police officers made “I can’t breathe” a rallying cry, loved ones on Wednesday remembered his life and legacy. “I want ...
The decision sparked a wave of protests across the country with many demonstrators chanting "I can't breath" and holding signs. Several Twitter users complained about Wal-Mart's ad and it was ...
I can't breathe" is a slogan associated with the predominantly American political movement Black Lives Matter, particularly with the killings of Eric Garner and George Floyd by police, as well as with broader issues of police brutality and racial inequality.
McClain's repeated pleading that he couldn't breathe was an eerie foreshadowing of what Floyd famously said when he was pinned beneath the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer May 25, 2020.