Miami hospital workers take a knee for racial equality
MIAMI – More than 100 doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers knelt outside of Jackson Memorial Hospital on Thursday afternoon, joining the nationwide demonstrations against racial injustice.
It was part of a national movement called White Coats for Black Lives, which empowers healthcare workers to speak out against inequality.
The demonstration at Jackson took place just after noon in front of the Holtz Children’s Hospital, and the group remained knelt in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to reflect the time George Floyd was pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer who had his knee on Floyd’s neck.
It came as these medical workers continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
“In the cancer world, we talk about double hits with mutations, and this feels like a double hit,” Dr. Tobenna Ubu said. “You know, the communities were already suffering, and now we’re suffering even more.”
The hospital workers held signs that read “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe” in reference to Floyd’s last words.
One sign read: “Take it from a registered nurse. When someone can’t breathe ... help them!”
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