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FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Michael Brown‘s mother was defeated Tuesday in her bid for a seat on the City Council in Ferguson, Missouri, where her son died in a police shooting that helped give rise to the national Black Lives Matter movement. Lesley McSpadden finished third in a three-way race in Ferguson’s 3rd Ward. Unofficial […]

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FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Michael Brown‘s mother could soon have oversight over the police department connected to her son’s death, if voters in Ferguson, Missouri, elect her to the City Council. Lesley McSpadden, 39, is among three candidates running in Ferguson’s 3rd Ward on Tuesday. She faces incumbent Keith Kallstrom and Fran Griffin, who has […]

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lesley McSpadden was taking a cigarette break from her grocery store job when a friend called to say someone had been shot in the street near Canfield Green Apartments in Ferguson. Within minutes, her cellphone rang again. It was a family member declaring the victim was McSpadden’s 18-year-old son, Michael Brown. […]

Although no one in Beyoncè camp has confirmed it yet, the Beyhive, one of her fan collectives, is reporting that Beyoncé’s next video may be more controversial than her last one for “Formation.” They are saying that Queen B’s next video for an as yet unknown song for what may be an upcoming album dropping in […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton met with a group of mothers whose African-American children died in gun shootings. Clinton shared the “heartbreaking stories” of their children, according to a statement released by her campaign on Monday night. She also outlined her criminal justice and gun control proposals. Attendees included the mothers […]

  Michael Brown ‘s mother, Lesley McSpadden, is still grieving but has found a way to turn her grief into something positive. She  has founded The Michael O.D. Brown “We Love Our Sons & Daughters Foundation” and the Rainbow of Mother’s initiative to help young people and mothers who have lost children to violence. “We had our […]

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While the nation witnessed countless protests, die-ins, and marches after the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, Garner’s widow, Esaw Snipes, was struggling to find the strength…

Al Sharpton’s annual National Action Network conference kicked off this week with a panel that allowed the mother of Michael Brown to reveal some startling truths about her troubles since losing…

Al Sharpton’s annual National Action Network conference kicked off this week with a panel that allowed the mother of Michael Brown to reveal some startling truths about her troubles since losing…

The mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice came together for the first time on Dec. 12  to sit for a joint interview with…

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police are investigating Michael Brown’s stepfather for angry comments on the streets of Ferguson after a grand jury decided not to indict the police officer who fatally shot his stepson, a spokesman said Tuesday. Officials want to talk to Louis Head about his comments as part of a broader investigation into […]

Like Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton and Jordin Davis’ mother Lucia McBath, Michael Brown’s mother Lesley McSpadden has had to endure what no mother should…