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[…] “Today” (06-02-20) *In the wake of the death of George Floyd, Today’s Hoda Kotb spoke with the mothers of two black men who died in police custody: Eric Garner and Stephon Clark. Clark’s mother, Se’Quette Clark, said “My heart was crushed” and described telling her son how to behave with police. Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, […]

[…] would be held for LA radio legend Cliff Winston. We now have the details. But first, we’ve have grave news about Erica Garner. Erica, the daughter of Eric Garner, whose death helped spark the #BlackLivesMatter movement after an NYPD officer choked him to death, is brain dead with no chance of recovery, according to reports. […]

[…] home, I tour a lot, so first thing was I went to music and started turning the equipment on…trying to relieve some stress,” said R&B/Neo’s two-time Grammy-nominated Eric “Erro” Roberson about how his 16th project, “Hear from Here,” was made. The album is off of his imprint Blue Erro Soul, with a single “Already […]

[…] in a medically induced coma. Doctors will continue to monitor her over the next few days,” her team tweeted.  “We appreciate your individual and collective prayers.” Her father, Eric Garner, died in 2014 during a struggle with cops. 27-year-old Erica became an outspoken critic of police brutality after her father’s death. OTHER NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED: Look […]

*Finally, justice was served when on Monday when New York City police detective Daniel Pantaleo was fired over his chokehold killing of Eric Garner. The decision to fire Pantaleo, whose deadly encounter with Garner was documented on video and sparked mass protests took five long years to happen. It can in the wake of an […]

Radio Raheem in scene from “Do the Right Thing” *Spike Lee released a short film showcasing police brutality with clips of the deaths of George Floyd and Eric Garner along with footage from his 1989, Oscar-nominated film “Do the Right Thing.” Titled “Will History Stop Repeating Itself?,” Lee shared the video on Twitter, saying, “3 Brothers-Radio Raheem, Eric […]

 *For the first time on television, the families of George Floyd, Jacob Blake Jr. and Eric Garner open up together in a raw and emotional conversation about their pain, anger and frustration over police violence. The exclusive joint interview airs this Thursday at 10pm ET/ 9pm CT on a special Dateline NBC, “Journey for […]

[…] and inspiring the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. The New Yorker is doing just this with its January 26th edition. “The Dream of Reconciliation” New Yorker cover shows MLK with slain Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown and NYPD’s Wenjian Liu who was gunned down by a mentally ill man last month. The five of them are walking peacefully with their arms linked. […]

[…] will always love you my sister. love you,” Garner’s Twitter account, which is run by her family, said. Here’s MORE … Erica Garner, activist and daughter of NYPD police brutality victim Eric Garner, died Saturday at the age of 27. Erica was hospitalized over Christmas weekend after suffering a massive heart attack …   erica garner-pony-tail

Erica Garner *Erica Garner, the late daughter of slain police victim Eric Garner, had been planning to release a video that she secretly recorded during her meeting with Department of Justice officials in New York on June 21 of last year. Per what is believed to have been her wishes, the video has just been […]

[…] deaths. Focusing on four headline-grabbing fatal police encounters during 2014 – 2015, the series analyzes and presents multiple points of view of the highly charged cases involving  Eric Garner(New York), Ezell Ford (California), John Crawford (Ohio), and Sandra Bland (Texas). Their tragic deaths sparked grassroots social justice movements such as Black Lives Matter, inspired protests by high profile personalities, and immortalized their […]

Brothers Anson and Eric are Dawkins & Dawkins. *“We got our start with Commissioned. We’re older than we look,” Eric Dawson said with slight laugh about the legacy of Dawkins & Dawkins being among the list of Contemporary Gospel pioneers. Their blend of Soul and R&B with Gospel has provided them with a signature […]

[…] of view on the curious and disturbing arrest of Sandra Bland. The limited docu-series premiered January 22 and examines four headline-grabbing fatal police encounters during 2014 – 2015: Eric Garner (New York), Ezell Ford (California), John Crawford (Ohio), and Sandra Bland (Texas).  “My goal with the show is to really bridge the gap between white, black and blue, and to spark conversation, not controversy. We’re […]

*ADOS advocate and attorney, Antonio Moore looks into the George Floyd death during an arrest by Minneapolis police officers. During the aught-on-video incident, Floyd repeatedly said, “I can’t breathe.” He compares the killing to Eric Garner and Philando Castile’s. Moore also critiques Presidential nominee Joe Biden, and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar.  

[…] following the initial death of a loved one, they become sick and many die prematurely. Read MORE … By Christen A. Smith, Associate professor, University of Texas at Austin. Erica Garner takes part in a candlelight vigil. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri The sting of the premature death of 27-year-old Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, is still fresh.