Finding My Voice: On Grieving My Father, Eric Garner, and Pushing for Justice
Emerald Garner, "Finding My Voice: On Grieving My Father, Eric Garner, and Pushing for Justice"
English | ISBN: 1642598313 | 2022 | 180 pages | EPUB | 805 KB
English | ISBN: 1642598313 | 2022 | 180 pages | EPUB | 805 KB
In this unforgettable memoir, Emerald Garner recounts her father’s cruel and unjust murder, the immense pain that followed, the pressures of an exploitative media, and her difficult yet determined journey as an activist against police violence.
She begins with the morning of July 17, 2014—a rare day off from work, one she had hoped to enjoy with rest and family, that quickly turned her world inside out. What follows is a personal account of the suffering Emerald and her family endured: unsympathetic camera lenses, the stares and whispers of strangers, and the inability to mourn in private.
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