"This race is not about me. This is about what happened almost five years ago." Michael Brown was shot and killed by the police — prompting his mom to run for office in Ferguson, Missouri in a crusade for justice.
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00:00We experienced the devastating consequences of an unjust criminal system.
00:05And in response, we all stood up and demanded change.
00:09America is time to deal with policing.
00:34They determined that no probable cause exists to file any charge against Officer Wilson.
01:02If they don't see this and make a change, then I don't know what we gotta do.
01:15It has been 557 days and I'm still left with the mystery surrounding what really happened to my son.
01:31Of course I want justice for my son. He deserves it. Because what happened to him, he didn't deserve it.
01:57This isn't easy to talk about. It isn't easy to revisit every day, but the Department of Justice told me that I had to carry the burden. That they wouldn't.
02:11I know I'm not a traditional candidate, but I think that makes my voice even more qualified because I know what it feels like to be ignored and to feel unheard.