• Celebrity
    • Daniel Kaluuya Digital Cover
    • Digital Cover Method Man
    • Digital Cover Zazie
    • Celebrity News
    • ‘Yes, Girl!’ Podcast
    • Entertainment
    • Black Celeb Couples
    • Celebrity Moms
    • Red Carpet
    • If Not For My Girls
  • Fashion
    • ESSENCE Fashion House 2022
    • Fashion News
    • Street Style
    • Accessories
    • Fashion Week
  • Beauty
    • Black Beauty Awards 2022
    • ESSENCE Hair Awards 2022
    • AVEENO Skin Health Startup Accelerator
    • Beauty News
    • Skin
    • Makeup
    • Nails
    • Girls United: Beautiful Possibilities
  • Hair
    • Hair News
    • Natural
    • Relaxed
    • Transitioning
    • Weave
    • 4C
  • Love
    • Love & Sex News
    • The Solve Podcast
    • Weddings
    • Parenting
    • Relationships
  • Lifestyle
    • Black History Month
    • ESSENCE Gift Guide 2022
    • ESSENCE + smartwater Live Well Challenge
    • Build Your Legacy 2022
    • Dream & Plan with Confidence Prudential
    • AMEX Platinum Travel
    • Homecoming Season 2022
    • Lifestyle News
    • Health & Wellness
    • ESSENCE Eats
    • Money & Career
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Travel
    • Food & Drink
    • Black Travel Guide
  • News
    • Paint The Polls Black
    • Sponsors Recognition Page 2022
    • Latest News
    • Raise Your Voice
    • Culture
    • Politics
  • Video
  • Festival
    • 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture
    • 2023 ESSENCE Film Festival
    • 2022 Fest Videos
  • Events
    • 2023 ESSENCE Film Festival
    • 2022 Girls United Summit
    • 2022 ESSENCE Fashion House
    • 2022 Black Women In Hollywood
    • 2022 HOLLYWOOD HOUSE
    • 2022 Homecoming Season
    • Wellness House
    • She Got Now
    • Dear Black Men
    • I Am Speaking
    • Power Tools
  • Studios
  • Girls United
Skip to content
SUBSCRIBE
  • MAGAZINE
  • NEWSLETTER
  • Celebrity
    • Daniel Kaluuya Digital Cover
    • Digital Cover Method Man
    • Digital Cover Zazie
    • Celebrity News
    • ‘Yes, Girl!’ Podcast
    • Entertainment
      • Paint The Polls Black
    • Black Celeb Couples
    • Celebrity Moms
    • Red Carpet
    • If Not For My Girls
  • Fashion
    • ESSENCE Fashion House 2022
    • Fashion News
    • Street Style
    • Accessories
    • Fashion Week
  • Beauty
    • Black Beauty Awards 2022
    • ESSENCE Hair Awards 2022
    • AVEENO Skin Health Startup Accelerator
    • Beauty News
    • Skin
    • Makeup
    • Nails
    • Girls United: Beautiful Possibilities
  • Hair
    • Hair News
    • Natural
    • Relaxed
    • Transitioning
    • Weave
    • 4C
  • Love
    • Love & Sex News
    • The Solve Podcast
    • Weddings
    • Parenting
    • Relationships
  • Lifestyle
    • Black History Month
    • ESSENCE Gift Guide 2022
    • ESSENCE + smartwater Live Well Challenge
    • Build Your Legacy 2022
    • Dream & Plan with Confidence Prudential
    • AMEX Platinum Travel
    • Homecoming Season 2022
    • Lifestyle News
    • Health & Wellness
    • ESSENCE Eats
    • Money & Career
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Travel
    • Food & Drink
    • Black Travel Guide
  • News
    • Paint The Polls Black
    • Sponsors Recognition Page 2022
    • Latest News
    • Raise Your Voice
    • Culture
    • Politics
  • Video
  • Festival
    • 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture
    • 2023 ESSENCE Film Festival
    • 2022 Fest Videos
  • Events
    • 2023 ESSENCE Film Festival
    • 2022 Girls United Summit
    • 2022 ESSENCE Fashion House
    • 2022 Black Women In Hollywood
    • 2022 HOLLYWOOD HOUSE
    • 2022 Homecoming Season
    • Wellness House
    • She Got Now
    • Dear Black Men
    • I Am Speaking
    • Power Tools
  • Studios
  • Girls United
Home · News

Did You Know That Lt. Caron Nazario Is Related To Eric Garner?

Eric Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, during a panel shared the familial ties between her late son and Lt. Nazario.
Did You Know That Lt. Caron Nazario Is Related To Eric Garner?
By Kevin L. Clark · Updated May 25, 2021

More and more headlines are cropping up with the police assaulting or outright murdering Black and brown people in this country.

In the past few weeks, there have been a host of headlines that have centered on the issue of systemic racism in America, most recently one involving Army 2nd Lt. Caron Nazario. Lt. Nazario, 42, was stopped by two Virginia police officers on Dec. 5, 2020 under the assumption of driving without a license plate. Having bought a new car, the temporary tags were overlooked by the officers, and Lt. Nazario was sprayed numerous times with pepper-spray in a now viral video of the incident.

Currently, Lt. Nazario is suing the two officers, citing a violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Article continues after video.


On Apr. 14, 2021, The Washington Post connected an eerily sad connection between Lt. Nazario and a familial link to another tragic police-sanctioned murder of an unarmed Black man. In the profile, Charles Welch, whose wife Raquel is Lt. Nazario’s cousin, discussed how she was also the cousin of the late Eric Garner, who was killed in 2014 after an officer wrapped him in a chokehold.

While Caron and Eric share Raquel as a cousin, the Washington Post profile notes that they are not blood relatives.

Fred Hampton’s mother used to babysit Emmett Till.

George Floyd’s girlfriend was Daunte Wright’s teacher.

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Caron Nazario is Eric Garner’s cousin.

To be interconnected by trauma— the ripple effect that anti-Black violence has generationally is immeasurable.

— Moderna Mami. Bournvita Baby. 🇳🇬 (@Aizehinomo) April 14, 2021

Nazario also grew up around the corner from Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, which cemented the families’ relationship as a united front. The national outrage of Garner’s death on a Staten Island sidewalk at the hands of a police officer, but the immortalization of his last words — “I can’t breathe” — did little to quell the anguish his family suffered. Garner, who was also 20 years Nazario’s senior, was called uncle by the army lieutenant.

The link between Garner and Nazario has ignited a tragic conversation about the intergenerational trauma being created by these police-related deaths and assaults. Twitter users @Aizehinomo expounded on the conversation by connecting Fred Hampton, whose mother used to babysit Emmett Till, and George Floyd, whose girlfriend was Daunte Wright’s teacher with the furor that comes with being damaged by those hired to “protect and serve”. “To be interconnected by trauma — the ripple effect that anti-Black violence has generationally is immeasurable.

TOPICS:  Black Lives Matter Eric Garner
COMPANY INFORMATION
  • Our Company
  • Customer Service
  • Essence Ventures
  • Change Your Address
  • Contact Us
  • Job Opportunities
  • Internships
  • Media Kit
  • tag
SUBSCRIBE
  • Newsletters
  • Give a Gift of ESSENCE
  • Magazine Tablet Edition
FOLLOW US
MORE ON ESSENCE
  • Home
  • Love
  • Celebrity
  • Beauty
  • Hair
  • Fashion
  • ESSENCE festival

ESSENCE.com is part of ESSENCE Communications, Inc.

Essence may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.

©2023 ESSENCE Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Essence.com Advertising Terms

Get The ESSENCE Newsletter and
Special Offers delivered to your inbox

By clicking Sign Up, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Get The ESSENCE Magazine
by subscribing below
subscribe now