Black Lives Matter | A Portrait Tribute

My heart has been heavy with so many emotions.

I have been at a loss for words.

I am, still, at a loss for words.

George Floyd called "Mama". He said " I can't breath" sixteen times while Chauvin took his life without flinching.

Sixteen.

Times.

The country has gotten more divided every day and I see so much suffering, so much violence, and so much anger drowning the voices that demand change.

Will things ever get better?

Will this ever end?

As a Latin, Hispanic mixed-raced woman, I say No to racism and violence in all its forms.

Gandhi said: "You must be the change you want to see in the world." We must do better as a society, as a country, as individuals. We need to learn how to be empathetic and to love each other. Our children deserve a better world: a world where lives matter.

Black. Lives. Matter.

George Floyd mattered.

Ahmaud Arbery mattered.

Breonna Taylor mattered.

Rayshard Brooks mattered.

And so many others mattered.

To honor them, I am sharing 16 images taken by incredible photographers from all over the world... one for each time George Floyd said "I can't breathe".

Black. Lives. Do. Matter.