Democratic Brooklyn City Councilwoman Lettia James attended Omar Edwards' funeral in Bed Stuy. She told a reporter for the New York Times (published on City Room):
“My heart is very, very heavy,” Councilwoman Letitia James, a
Brooklyn Democrat and a civil rights lawyer told the Times. “There is a collective
sigh in central Brooklyn.”
Brooklyn Democrat and a civil rights lawyer told the Times. “There is a collective
sigh in central Brooklyn.”
She added, “There’s no way we can ignore the issue of race: It’s got to be confronted.”