I Can’t Breathe

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I Can’t Breathe
Sonny Vazquez-Ramirez
Ink on paper, 2021, 12x9”
(Photo: Peter Merts)

While there is a lower class, I am in it.
While there is a criminal element, I am of it.
And while there is a Jeff, Morgan, Shorty, Orlando and Scotty in prison, I am not free.

The value of a human being does not end when we walk behind bars. It does not diminish your humanity. Telling our story is an act of liberation, regardless of who you are and where you might be.