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Still My Baby

Still My Baby

Written by: Lemonada Media & Campaign Zero
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Still My Baby is a powerful, intimate limited series that tells the untold story of one of the most pivotal moments in modern American history - the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Told from the perspective of Lezley McSpadden, Mike Brown’s mother, this is not a courtroom drama or a political explainer. It’s a portrait of Mike’s family told by those closest to him. The series traces the years before August 9, 2014, when Lezley was a young mom and Mike was just a funny, big-hearted kid. Then, everything changed. And in the deafening noise that followed - public shaming, national outrage, and a 400+ day uprising - one family was left behind, trying to pick up the pieces in private. We look at what happened to that family in the immediate aftermath of Mike’s killing, how they longed for the ordinary after tragedy hit, and we’ll see how they built themselves back to where they are today.

2026 Lemonada Media Inc. Social Sciences True Crime
Episodes
  • Introducing The Untold Story: Policing

    Introducing The Untold Story: Policing
    Jul 27 2020

    Join host and actor Jay Ellis (Insecure, Top Gun: Maverick, Mrs. America) as he seeks to explore the untold story of policing. Jay’s mission: demystify police union contracts, separate truth from fiction, and deliver some concrete steps that can end violent police misconduct across the United States.

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    1 min
  • The Untold Story: Jay Learns Why Police Unions Matter

    The Untold Story: Jay Learns Why Police Unions Matter
    Jul 28 2020

    Police unions in America are powerful organizations that protect vulnerable, hard working Americans… except when they don’t. Host Jay Ellis shares his personal motivations for untangling the twisted web of public safety in America. Then, Jay calls up Campaign Zero’s DeRay Mckesson and Samuel Sinyangwe to learn more about police unions’ stranglehold on justice and security in America. Learn more at nixthe6.org

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    For additional resources, information, and a transcript of this episode, visit https://www.lemonadamedia.com/theuntoldstory

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    24 mins
  • The Untold Story: Jay Finds Activists Who Bear Witness, Take Notes, and Make Change

    The Untold Story: Jay Finds Activists Who Bear Witness, Take Notes, and Make Change
    Aug 4 2020

    Fueled with new information about the power of police union contracts, host Jay Ellis is determined to figure out if real change is even possible. So he heads to Austin, Texas where community organizers Sukyi McMahon and Chas Moore changed the course of history...in a city council chamber.

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    For additional resources, information, and a transcript of this episode, visit https://www.lemonadamedia.com/theuntoldstory

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    31 mins
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