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Gwen Carr

Gwen Carr

Gwen Carr (born 1949) is an American activist, public speaker, and author. Carr's son, Eric Garner, was killed by a New York Police Department officer who used a prohibited chokehold to arrest Garner. Since her son's death, Carr has become active in police reform in the United States, including as a member of Mothers of the Movement and a voice in the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Filmography
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America poster
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
2022 • Self
Lemonade poster
Lemonade
2016 • Self