The raw emotion Johnny Dawkins felt extended well past the characters in his social media post as the UCF men’s basketball coach expressed his outrage over the death of George Floyd.
Floyd died on May 25 when a white Minneapolis police officer pinned his knee to Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes despite Floyd complaining he could not breathe. The cell phone video of the arrest sparked protests against police brutality and racial injustice in all 50 states and around the world.
“I am a black man, I have black children. I am a black coach, I have black players.