This August will mark the four-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death at the hands of police officer Darren Wilson. His death caused an eruption in Ferguson, Missouri, pushing the town into the national spotlight with activists across the country demanding justice and change. 

Brown's mother, Lezley McSpadden, is looking to make change personally. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, McSpadden is considering running for a seat on the Ferguson City Council. She announced her desire to serve at a Harvard University panel while discussing the impact of her son's death.

The panel featured Jason Pollock's Stranger Fruit documentary about Brown's death. One of the Brown family's attorneys, Jasmine Rand, also participated. Rand is a well-known attorney who represents the families of several shooting victims, including the family of Trayvon Martin. 

"What I'm contemplating is running for city council of Ferguson," she said, following a prompting by fellow panelist and attorney Benjamin Crump. The audience cheered and chanted, "Run, Lezley, run!" 

"There are several people back home that are willing to help me get that going, and make sure that I'm treated right," McSpadden continued.

"What a legacy that would be — elected to the city council and supervising the same police department that killed Michael Brown," noted Crump.

A year ago, McSpadden made headlines for another achievement: earning her high school diploma with her daughter by her side.