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Still My Baby is a powerful, intimate limited series that tells the untold story of one of the most pivotal moments in modern American history - the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Told from the perspective of Lezley McSpadden, Mike Brown’s mother, this is not a courtroom drama or a political explainer. It’s a portrait of Mike’s family told by those closest to him. The series traces the years before August 9, 2014, when Lezley was a young mom and Mike was just a funny, big-hearted kid. Then, everything changed. And in the deafening noise that followed - public shaming, national outrage, and a 400+ day uprising - one family was left behind, trying to pick up the pieces in priva…
Mike Mike had Disney movies with Grandpa; you can hear the childhood behind the Ferguson headlines.
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Leslie McSpadden moves from private grief toward public purpose after Michael Brown's murder.
Justice for Mike Mike stays close to Leslie McSpadden as she carries the shock of seeing Michael Brown under a white sheet into the long, uneven work of living after his murder.
A mother's funeral preparations anchor Ferguson's national reckoning over Michael Brown's killing.
Michael Brown's killing is told through Leslie's grief as Ferguson becomes the center of a national movement. While protesters face riot gear, flash grenades, and tear gas, she is choosing a blue cardigan and plaid shirt, arranging a funeral, and writing an obituary for her son.
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Leslie McSpadden says she bought a Ferguson property and knocked on over 3,000 doors to run for city council.
Leslie McSpadden tells the story of August 9, 2014, when a call from her sister led her from Straub's to Canfield Drive and to the white sheet over Mike Brown.
Still My Baby: Welcome to the World, Mike Mike follows Leslie McSpadden's account of Michael Brown's birth on May 20, 1996, and childhood in St.
Still My Baby examines post-incarceration housing barriers through Leslie Creedle of Justice for Housing and Bernadette Butler of Impact Justice's Homecoming Project.
Still My Baby's episode, The Untold Story, examines how excited delirium was invoked after deaths involving George Floyd, Daniel Prude, Elijah McClain, Emmanuel Ellis, and Pat Burns.
A limited series exploring the murder of Michael Brown from his mother's perspective, blending personal narrative with crime analysis.
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This episode explores personal memories of police encounters and introduces a series about holding police accountable and creating change.