Meaning of rest in power | Babel Free

Definitions

Said to mourn, remember, or celebrate a deceased person, particularly activists and victims of oppression.

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“A wall displays the local gang's roster—hundreds of names spraypainted in furious, spidery lettering. Someone points to the "R.I.P." section: more than a dozen names. "Rest⟳ in Power," mumbles one of the boys.”

“About a mile from the cemetery entrance, hundreds lined the streets, holding up umbrellas and makeshift tents to protect⟳ themselves from the unrelenting sun. They doodled chalk messages of “rest⟳ in power” and “be the change⟳” along the sidewalk, and periodically broke out in chants: “Say⟳ his name⟳! George Floyd!””

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