Lezley McSpadden, Michael Browns Mother, Makes City Council Run Official

Lezley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown , officially announced her campaign for Ferguson  City Council just a day after the four-year anniversary of her son’s death.

Amid chants of “Run, Lezley, run,” McSpadden revealed she’d be running in 2019.  

“Three of my major things that I will focus on when I’m elected, because I’m speaking it into existence, is community policing, economic equality and access to health care for all of Ferguson’s young children and everyday people,” McSpadden said.

Prior to her announcement, McSpadden was emotional as she talked about Aug. 9, 2014 the day a police officer fatally shot  her 18-year-old, unarmed son, sparking nationwide protests.

“I learned to walk again, and this is one of my first steps running for Ferguson City Council of 2019,” she said after composing herself.

McSpadden had intimated she’d run for city council in April during a panel on police brutality at Harvard University.