by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Eric Garner had just broken up a fight
Language: English
Eric Garner had just broken up a fight. Ezell Ford was walking in his neighborhood. Michelle Cusseaux was changing the lock on her home door when police arrived. Tanisha Anderson was having a bad mental health episode - her brother called 9-1-1. Tamir Rice was playing in a park. Natasha McKenna was having a schizophrenic episode when she was tased. Walter Scott was going to an auto parts store. Bettie Jones answered the door to let Chicago police officers in to help her upstairs neighbor who had called 9-1-1 to resolve a domestic dispute. Philando Castile was driving home from dinner with his girlfriend. Botham Jean was eating ice-cream in his living room in Dallas. Atatiana Jefferson was baby sitting her nephew at home. Eric Reason pulled into a parking spot. Dominque Clayton was sleeping in her bed. Breonna Taylor was also sleeping in her bed. And George Floyd was at the grocery store. The list goes on. Too many names. The time has come. No more. No more. No more.
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "Words from the news", alternate title: "Say Their Names", 2020, copyright © 2020 [ voice and piano ], confirmed with an online score [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-11-04
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