Help Me, I can not breathe. ‘NFL star Von Miller of George Floyd, racism and protests

I have real challenges breath. I can count the times I said: “Mom, I can not breathe.” “Dad, I can not breathe.” “Please help me. I can not breathe.” Every time, every time someone helped. I can not even imagine what it would be to get any help. died since George Floyd, tears overtook me once a day at least. And then, when I thought about it, I have this pain experienced back in in varying degrees, as I recall-an. can at least I have been called in elementary school since the first time a n **** r. the pain I have sung every day, now is an emotional pain. It ‘a physical pain. It ‘s the pain has accepted the oppression in a country to be free. I have been so blessed. I grew up in Dallas in a loving, middle-class house, with my brother and our two parents. They asked for us, protects us, taught us, and loved us, but kon does not protect us from the ugliness and yet another sheer ubiquity of racism. And ‘everywhere and completely unavoidable. After I introduced the world on racism, while I was in primary school, I met her again a coach high school football. I had to engage more often in college and off campus. And now, while living my childhood dream to play in the NFL, I continue to live the constant nightmare of racism. I donated a police car to my hometown in 2016, but if I chose to take a knee for a single game in 2017 during the national anthem in protest against racial inequality and police brutality that I received threatening letters and endorsements lost. While it’s great that the NFL an official statement in support of Black Lives Matter and the right to peaceful protest is ultimately its implementation for the team owner will be the league policy action and the walking street. I earned to fame, wealth, has reached the pinnacle of my profession, and yet, I’m George Floyd. They Ahmaud Arbery. They Tamir Rice. They are Eric Garner. They Philando Castile. They Alton Sterling. I am Oscar Grant. I am Trayvon Martin. I’m Emmett Till. Many of us have seen it coming that day, but we do not get twisted. The social upheaval we are experiencing is not a terrible accident in Minneapolis. This is set for years, decades, generations. We can deal with it for what it is and make it a turning point in the arc of the history of our nation, or we can become complicit in the perpetuation of our disease because we refuse to admit they are sick. This time could be different. I pray that it is different. This time, not black, many of the protesters. This time the whole country is involved. This time it took the whole world aware of. We started talking to each other, not only “on” each other. When we come together as a people to find the strength and the fight to cure and change, then together you can enjoy the sun of our American ideals. If we do not take this course, you can expect to remain in the dark. I’m not a football player named Von Miller. I am strong Von Miller-a proud African American who loves children they smile, people shake their heads and laugh my parents. I also just happened to play football, that gave me a platform. My love for our country forces me to use it. My message is: I’m all in unity, equality and justice. If you are committed to, we can go together. Here we go! Say their names. Hands up. Do not shoot. I can not breathe.
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