Police reform activist Erica Garner mourned by Bill de Blasio and Bernie Sanders
Sanders Erica Garner
“She was a loving daughter  sister  mother  friend — and though she didn’t ask to be an activist  she responded to the personal tragedy of seeing her father die while being arrested in New York City by becoming a leading proponent for criminal justice reform and for an end to police brutality ” said Sanders. “I had the honor of getting to know  Erica  and I was inspired by the commitment  she  made working toward a more just world for  her  children and future generations.  She  was a fighter for justice and will not be forgotten.  Jane  and I send our deepest condolences to the entire Garner family and to all those  she  has impacted.”
Garner  who had recently given birth to a second child  endorsed Sanders for president before the New York primary in April 2016. In a video released at the time   Garner  told the story of how her father died after being placed in a police chokehold  and she praised Sanders for taking the Black Lives Matter movement seriously.
“People are dying. This is real. This is not TV ” said  Garner . “We need a president who’s going to talk about it.”
 Garner ’s endorsement was one of the highest-profile interactions between the Black Lives Matter movement and the Democratic Party — a discussion  often heated  that was rarely echoed in the Republican primaries.
“She was a loving daughter  sister  mother  friend — and though she didn’t ask to be an activist  she responded to the personal tragedy of seeing her father die while being arrested in New York City by becoming a leading proponent for criminal justice reform and for an end to police brutality ” said [TGT]. “I had the honor of getting to know  Erica  and I was inspired by the commitment  she  made working toward a more just world for  her  children and future generations.  She  was a fighter for justice and will not be forgotten.  Jane  and I send our deepest condolences to the entire Garner family and to all those  she  has impacted.”
Garner  who had recently given birth to a second child  endorsed [TGT] for president before the New York primary in April 2016. In a video released at the time   Garner  told the story of how her father died after being placed in a police chokehold  and she praised [TGT] for taking the Black Lives Matter movement seriously.
“People are dying. This is real. This is not TV ” said  Garner . “We need a president who’s going to talk about it.”
 Garner ’s endorsement was one of the highest-profile interactions between the Black Lives Matter movement and the Democratic Party — a discussion  often heated  that was rarely echoed in the Republican primaries.