The family of Eric Garner has released a song in his memory. Garner was 43 when he died in a chokehold while in police custody on July 17. In early December, a New York City grand jury voted not to indict the police officer responsible, adding to nationwide protests following 18-year-old Michael Brown's fatal shooting by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in November. Titled "This Ends Today," the song features Garner's daughter, Erica Garner, and relative Steven Flagg rapping about the pain of their loss. The Garner arrest was videotaped and posted online, where he can be seen telling police officers multiple times,...
- 1/9/2015
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- PEOPLE.com
The family of Eric Garner has released a song in his memory. Garner was 43 when he died in a chokehold while in police custody on July 17. In early December, a New York City grand jury voted not to indict the police officer responsible, adding to nationwide protests following 18-year-old Michael Brown's fatal shooting by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in November. Titled "This Ends Today," the song features Garner's daughter, Erica Garner, and relative Steven Flagg rapping about the pain of their loss. The Garner arrest was videotaped and posted online, where he can be seen telling police officers multiple times,...
- 1/9/2015
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- PEOPLE.com
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