On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 4:00pm, The Department of African American Studies were honored to co-sponsor The Judge Alexander Williams Jr. Center for Education, Justice, and Ethics' event with Emerald Garner, daughter of former Eric Garner, where she presented her new book titled, Finding My Voice: On Grieving My Father, Eric Garner, and Pushing for Justice. Garner attended alongside co-author Etan Thomas, veteran NBA basketball player, who also joined Judge Williams in moderating the discussion. The event was held at the Nyumburu Cultural Center (4018 Campus Drive) in their Multipurpose Room.
Tune in on Facebook Live through the following link: https://fb.me/e/3XcWN2KLJ
Join the Judge Alexander Williams Jr. Center for Education, Justice and Ethics in a riveting conversation with Emerald and Etan about how the public "police killing" of Eric Garner, an unarmed African American man, on July 17, 2014 shaped their personal perspectives on justice.
We would like to thank Nyumburu Cultural Center for co-sponsoring this event and JW Center for allowing us to co-sponsor this special event. For more information, click on the following website link under the JW Center: https://judgeawcenter.umd.edu/event/finding-my-voice-grieving-my-father-eric-garner-and-pushing-justice-emerald-garner-and-etan
