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Eric Garner's mother, Gwen Carr, receives award for her social activist work
Revolt via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGwen Carr On (Jan. 24), Ebony reported that Gwen Carr received the Super Happy Healthy Kids Award at...
Wounds Of Eric Garner Killing Raw In ‘Ballad Of A Black Mother’ Documentary
Deadline via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA decade after the filmed death of Eric Garner from a police chokehold on the streets of New York...
Sharpton dodges the spotlight on latest push to ban menthol cigarettes
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNEW YORK — When the New York City Council tried to ban menthol cigarettes in 2019, Rev. Al Sharpton...
Staten Island street sign honoring Eric Garner unveiled before 8th anniversary of fatal chokehold
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA stretch of the Staten Island street where Eric Garner died after a police chokehold was renamed Saturday in honor of the man whose cries of “I can’t breathe” spawned the national “Black Lives ...
Mamie Till depiction seen as tribute to Black female leaders
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGwen Carr sat up straight in her seat as she heard lines of dialogue delivered by the actor...
Relatives of Tyre Nichols, George Floyd and Eric Garner say lack of police reform is frustrating
theGrio via AOL· 3 months agoThe National Civil Rights Museum held a symposium examining historical connections of systemic...
Families impacted by police violence invited to State of the Union by Congressional Black Caucus
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMore than a dozen families of Black victims killed or brutalized by police have been invited by...
New York’s medical marijuana program should be equitable say advocates, activists
NY Daily News via AOL· 2 years agoThe advocacy group sent a letter to the state’s Cannabis Control Board to ”right the wrongs of...
Families of police brutality victims gather to turn 'grief into action'
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFamilies of Black men killed by police or gun violence have come together to brainstorm how to turn...
Where does menthol cigarette ban stand? Inside the high-stakes battle at Biden's door.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoNEW YORK – On his Brooklyn stoop, Marcel Bichotte could hold notes on his saxophone for what felt...