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Lezley McSpadden, Mike Brown’s Mother, Graduates From High School Same Day as Her Daughter

Lezley McSpadden, 37, mother of Michael Brown Jr. and the Ferguson movement, graduated from high school on May 26, 21 years after she left school during her junior year to care for her son. McSpadden earned her diploma through the Jennings School District’s new adult high school program, STLToday.com reports: The program started after McSpadden…

By

Kirsten West Savali

Published

June 2, 2017
Politics

St. Louis Reporter Loses Job After Sick Michael Brown Joke

In more news of just how sick American racism is and, further, how it permeates every single aspect of American life, a St. Louis TV reporter got the boot after he posted a crass “lead diet” joke on Facebook around the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. According to reports, after it was announced that…

By

The Root Staff

Published

July 30, 2016