2018 shorty awards

Erica Garner—activist, organizer, writer, comrade, sister, mother and daughter—is the recipient of the 2018 Shorty Award for social media activism. Reggie Harris, Garner’s friend, business partner and political adviser, accepted the award on her behalf. As The Root previously reported, Erica Garner died Dec. 30, one week after suffering a heart attack brought on by…