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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?
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.
And thinking that justice â real justice â shouldnât be this difficult. In a nation that was not broken along seams of race, a nation where you could trust the police to actually protect and serve no matter the color of your skin, Chauvinâs conviction would have been a foregone conclusion. But in this nation, it was anything but. Thatâs why I forgot to breathe. And why, after the verd