erica garner
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Erica Garner’s Funeral Was Marred by a Family Dispute, but Her Unapologetic Warrior Spirit Could Not Be Diminished
Erica Garner’s short life was marked by her unbridled, studied passion for justice. And that passion, that pain, spilled over into her funeral service Monday evening. Her father was Eric Garner, whose last moments were captured on video as he sputtered, “I can’t breathe” 11 times on July 27, 2014. For Eric Garner, there was…
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‘Black Journalists Only, Please’
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The Caucasity of Outrage Because Erica Garner’s Family Won’t Talk to White Journalists
After the death of Erica Garner, the 27-year-old daughter of police-brutality victim Eric Garner, many people who were aware of her activism were left with a sense of loss. Others, including some of the writers at The Root who knew and respected Erica, were stunned at the sudden death of someone so young and so…
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Erica Garner: ‘I’m in This Fight Forever’ [Retracted]
RETRACTED (6/12/18): This story has been removed because we have discovered it was in breach of our editorial standards. If you’d like to know more, you can read an editor’s note here. A cached version of the story is available here for transparency.
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NYC Commemorates the 3rd Anniversary of Eric Garner’s Death While Activists Still Call for Justice
Today, July 17, marks the third anniversary of the death of Eric Garner, the Staten Island, N.Y., husband and father who was killed by New York City police—his last words the refrain, “I can’t breathe,” invigorating a nascent Black Lives Matter movement and driving thousands into the streets to protest. Many took to social media…
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Federal Eric Garner Probe Will Most Likely Be Resolved by Jeff Sessions
U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch will not complete the Justice Department’s investigation into the choke hold death of Eric Garner before she leaves office, according to a report released Friday. The federal civil rights probe was launched months after Garner’s July 2014 death on Staten Island in New York City, when he was placed in a…
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Erica Garner Slams Clinton Campaign Over WikiLeaks Emails About Using Her Father’s Death
The daughter of Eric Garner slammed Hillary Clinton’s campaign Thursday after WikiLeaks released email conversations showing that the campaign discussed using her father’s death to protest gun violence, CNN reports. “I’m troubled by the revelation that you and this campaign actually discussed ‘using’ Eric Garner … Why would you want to ‘use’ my dad?” Erica…