Leslie

Immediately. Immediately. Yeah, as I said, when we were on Canfield, the things that I was hearing from the officers, the disrespect for Mike laying in the street four and a half hours, the disrespect to me as his mother, the disrespect for his human life, it happened immediately. It happened even before my son probably hit the ground. The disrespect started.

And they were making a big deal about why do I have red hair? Why do I have red hair? Why does she have red hair? Why does it matter? I didn't know that my hair color mattered so much or defined me as a person.

And they were making a big deal about why do I have red hair? Why do I have red hair? Why does she have red hair? Why does it matter? I didn't know that my hair color mattered so much or defined me as a person.

And I did that for about two months until I felt Mike in the dark. He said, my mama, right? And I know you hear these type of things from people when they tell, but it's real. It really is. And he came to me and he just said, Mama, I'm all right. And that gave me momentum.

And I did that for about two months until I felt Mike in the dark. He said, my mama, right? And I know you hear these type of things from people when they tell, but it's real. It really is. And he came to me and he just said, Mama, I'm all right. And that gave me momentum.

After that is when I knew I had to fight for him. You know, like, I can't let this be.

After that is when I knew I had to fight for him. You know, like, I can't let this be.

I've gotten letters from Germany, Africa, Brazil. And these were people expressing that they have witnessed police brutality too. And they're like, we need you down here. I was in my mind like, who do they think I am? What do they think? What powers do they think I have? What have I done? What am I doing? Because it's not changing my situation.

I've gotten letters from Germany, Africa, Brazil. And these were people expressing that they have witnessed police brutality too. And they're like, we need you down here. I was in my mind like, who do they think I am? What do they think? What powers do they think I have? What have I done? What am I doing? Because it's not changing my situation.

So I didn't know why these people were so excited and riled up and wanted me to come. And it was very confusing. And I didn't understand the protests. And then I come to realize that if we show up in numbers and we all are demanding the same thing, something's going to happen. Somebody's going to be looking and listening and they're going to say, oh, we can't have all those people.

So I didn't know why these people were so excited and riled up and wanted me to come. And it was very confusing. And I didn't understand the protests. And then I come to realize that if we show up in numbers and we all are demanding the same thing, something's going to happen. Somebody's going to be looking and listening and they're going to say, oh, we can't have all those people.

We got to do something. So I started to understand the power of the protests. When I saw it happening everywhere and saw that people were making paintings, shirts, signs, and they was just like, I'm with you, sister, we with you.

We got to do something. So I started to understand the power of the protests. When I saw it happening everywhere and saw that people were making paintings, shirts, signs, and they was just like, I'm with you, sister, we with you.

There was a lot of grief on my shoulders. Managed their grief, my grief. My husband, my mother, my father, my sister, my brother, my nieces, my nephews. Although it happened to me, I've always been that strong person in the Rockets. They like, what are we going to do?

There was a lot of grief on my shoulders. Managed their grief, my grief. My husband, my mother, my father, my sister, my brother, my nieces, my nephews. Although it happened to me, I've always been that strong person in the Rockets. They like, what are we going to do?

And Deja just had stepped into her big sister role. But Deja was old enough to know. And she was really preserved and kind of off to herself. And just didn't want to be bothered. She was processing it. She was processing it all. She became really, like, ink. You know, she became really angry at what she couldn't understand.

And Deja just had stepped into her big sister role. But Deja was old enough to know. And she was really preserved and kind of off to herself. And just didn't want to be bothered. She was processing it. She was processing it all. She became really, like, ink. You know, she became really angry at what she couldn't understand.

I was cool with my $10.25 from stripes and bringing my son home a little barbecue meat and this and that. I was cool with that. I was content with that, okay? A lot of people was in it for money. And I just was like, this is not how I want to make money. I know I have bills and I have kids and mouths to feed and things like that. But I don't want to make money because my son died.

I was cool with my $10.25 from stripes and bringing my son home a little barbecue meat and this and that. I was cool with that. I was content with that, okay? A lot of people was in it for money. And I just was like, this is not how I want to make money. I know I have bills and I have kids and mouths to feed and things like that. But I don't want to make money because my son died.

Because my son was killed. Let me stop saying he didn't die. He was killed. That was really hard for me to get over that, you know, and just to embrace that purpose that I was stepping in.