'I heard [George] Floyd scream 'Mama,' and through my tears, even though I knew the events in the video had already unfolded to a tragic conclusion, I was still ready to fight. He wasn't my baby, but he was someone's child.' | Christy Oglesby, CNNOpinion
Christy Oglesby is a senior producer at CNN. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. Read more opinion on CNN. That's the sweetest name in the world to me. Ever since I was three, I yearned for that title and privilege. Year after year during my childhood, I asked for the same Christmas presents -- a doll, a stroller, a set of dishes. I wanted a way to show my child the world and introduce the world to my child.
Tearful CNN commentator: There's just so much pain 03:23I've heard that sound of panicked hope and belief that I could, and would, solve all problems and heal all wounds. I've heard it whimpered at my bedside at 2 a.m. just before a small clammy palm touched my face and a 3-year-old threw up on my hair and pillow.
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