On May 25, 2020, the world watched as the breath of a fellow human being was slowly and painfully restricted until that breath was completely extinguished 8 minutes and 46 seconds later. George Floyd was not a perfect human being — none of us are — but his humanity cannot be denied.

On the fifth anniversary of his excruciating transition from this life to whatever comes next, we acknowledge his pain, our collective pain, and the truth that while the world reacted to what we were all forced to watch, the movement must be sustained.

“In an insidious manipulation of priorities, the disruption caused by the protesters’ efforts are viewed as a greater evil than the injustice that the protesters act against.” 

—Derrick Bell 

Watercolor by Kelly Eddington