Michael Brown’s mother contemplating run for Ferguson City Council

The mother of Michael Brown, the black man whose fatal shooting by a police officer in 2014 set off nationwide demonstrations, said Monday that she is considering running for a seat on the Ferguson, Mo., City Council.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday that Lezley McSpadden discussed running for office while speaking on a panel at Harvard University.

“What I’m contemplating is running for City Council of Ferguson,” McSpadden said, prompting audience members to cheer and chant “Run, Lezley, Run.”

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There are people who are willing to help get a campaign started and “make sure that I’m treated right,” McSpadden said.

Benjamin Crump, her family’s attorney who was also a panelist, encouraged McSpadden to enter the race.

“What a legacy that would be — elected to the City Council and supervising the same police department that killed Michael Brown,” Crump said. 

The death of McSpadden’s 18-year-old son in 2014 acted as a major catalyst for the Black Lives Matter movement.