Erica Garner, Anti-Police Brutality Activist, In Coma & Declared Brain-Dead After Heart Attack
Erica Garner, a nationally recognized anti-police brutality activist, is in a coma after suffering a heart attack, and doctors have now declared her brain-dead with no chance of recovery. She is just 27 years old. Erica helped lead the struggle for justice for her father, Eric Garner, who was killed when police officers in Staten Island wrestled him to the ground, pinned him down and applied a fatal chokehold in 2014. His final words were “I can’t breathe,” which he repeated 11 times. Erica’s mother says her daughter was hospitalized on Saturday after an asthma-induced heart attack.
Erica in her own words on Democracy Now! last year:
I’ve protested. I’ve spoke on panels. I traveled across this nation. I exhaust all avenues. I even endorsed Bernie Sanders to get my message out. And it’s like we keep having a conversation I exhausted for two years. And, you know, how much talking do we need to have? The Black Lives Matter movement been very compassionate, patient, and basically begging the nation. You know, we are under attack as black people. We are being gunned down every day. And these officers are not being held accountable.





