Fran Griffin, who beat Lezley McSpadden for City Council, wants Ferguson to change
Both of these things are true: Lezley McSpadden lost an election to represent the part of Ferguson where her son Michael Brown was killed, sparking an uprising that had national impact.
And the winner to represent Ward 3 on the Ferguson City Council was a young, black mother and activist – Fran Griffin – who was guided into the political process through the uprising.
Griffin’s winning message is directed to McSpadden as well – to anyone whose faith in the political system has been shattered.
“My main message I want to send to my people is to have some hope,” Griffin said. “I know you don’t trust the system. If I can show you that you can trust me, then we can work together. It’s little-by-little trust-building. People have no faith in leadership.”
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