Jamaican Mother Buries Son & Aspiring Basketball Star
By Caribzone.com
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SLEEP WELL, SON. Brandon's mother Eve Hendricks (white
dress), escorted by Rev. Al Sharpton (out of pic), pays her final respect to
her son. |
Brandon who was fatally shot in his neck outside his Bronx apartment on June 29, two days after his June 27 graduation, was a gifted 17-year old and was a potential walk on for St. John's University, this Fall.
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FAREWELL. Noted Civil Rights activist Rev Al Sharpton offered the eulogy at the funeral service for Brandon Hendricks-Ellison, Bronx.
- Leonard McKenzie photos |
He also reminded the audience that black culture was not about how low we go but how far we came from.
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