I sat there trying to remember how to breathe.
I suspect I had that in common with peopleâparticularly African American peopleâall over the country. Didnât we all hold our breath as we awaited the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin?
Then that verdict was read. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd and was promptly handcuffed and led off to jail. On television, people shouted and prayed, cranking their fists toward heaven. I just sat there, trying to remember how lungs are supposed to work.
Leonard Pitts
I sat there trying to remember how to breathe.
I suspect I had that in common with people particularly African American people all over the country. Didn’t we all hold our breath as we awaited the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin?
Then that verdict was read. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd and was promptly handcuffed and led off to jail. On television, people shouted and prayed, cranking their fists toward heaven. I just sat there, trying to remember how lungs are supposed to work.
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I am a Black man in America. So Iâm also sitting here trying to remember how to hope.
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People cheer after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn. [ MORRY GASH | AP ]
Published 4 hours ago I sat there trying to remember how to breathe.
I suspect I had that in common with people â particularly African-American people â all over the country. Didnât we all hold our breath as we awaited the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin?