Yvette Nicole Brown

August 9, 2014 changed the world. Ferguson, Missouri was the epicenter of a movement, and Mike's name became a rallying cry for justice.

August 9, 2014 changed the world. Ferguson, Missouri was the epicenter of a movement, and Mike's name became a rallying cry for justice.

But there's another side to this story that unfolded. A Story of a Family's Profound Loss While protesters filled the streets and news crews documented every update, Leslie was living a mother's worst nightmare. How do you process the most devastating loss imaginable when the entire world is watching? How do you balance your private anguish with the weight of a movement born from your loss?

But there's another side to this story that unfolded. A Story of a Family's Profound Loss While protesters filled the streets and news crews documented every update, Leslie was living a mother's worst nightmare. How do you process the most devastating loss imaginable when the entire world is watching? How do you balance your private anguish with the weight of a movement born from your loss?

From Lemonada Media and Campaign Zero, you're listening to Still My Baby. I'm Yvette Nicole Brown. You've heard versions of this defining moment in America, from the media, the police, and the protesters. But today, you're going to learn about it from the people closest to Mike, his mother Leslie, and his family.

From Lemonada Media and Campaign Zero, you're listening to Still My Baby. I'm Yvette Nicole Brown. You've heard versions of this defining moment in America, from the media, the police, and the protesters. But today, you're going to learn about it from the people closest to Mike, his mother Leslie, and his family.

August 9, 2014 was a typical Saturday for Leslie at Straub's, the upscale grocery store she worked at for years. While she was on break around lunchtime, she stepped outside to take a call from a coworker.

August 9, 2014 was a typical Saturday for Leslie at Straub's, the upscale grocery store she worked at for years. While she was on break around lunchtime, she stepped outside to take a call from a coworker.

Leslie asked him to look out for Mike Mike when he was spending time over on Canfield Drive at his grandma's house. Mario promised he would.

Leslie asked him to look out for Mike Mike when he was spending time over on Canfield Drive at his grandma's house. Mario promised he would.

Her co-worker Erica offered to drive her to Canfield.

Her co-worker Erica offered to drive her to Canfield.

It was bumper to bumper traffic all along I-70.

It was bumper to bumper traffic all along I-70.

Neighbors and other onlookers stood in the vicinity. Then she spotted a familiar face.

Neighbors and other onlookers stood in the vicinity. Then she spotted a familiar face.

Leslie saw yellow tape around the white sheet on the ground and a police officer in blue standing in front. She ran up to him.

Leslie saw yellow tape around the white sheet on the ground and a police officer in blue standing in front. She ran up to him.

Leslie's firstborn child was lying lifeless in the street, not even fully covered by the white sheet. Nothing would ever be the same. Meanwhile, word was spreading throughout Ferguson and the surrounding area. Leslie's friends and family, the people who loved Mike fiercely, were learning what happened. One by one, they stopped what they were doing and headed to Canfield.

Leslie's firstborn child was lying lifeless in the street, not even fully covered by the white sheet. Nothing would ever be the same. Meanwhile, word was spreading throughout Ferguson and the surrounding area. Leslie's friends and family, the people who loved Mike fiercely, were learning what happened. One by one, they stopped what they were doing and headed to Canfield.