Lesley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown, second from right, hugs Kimberly Michelle Ballinger, the domestic partner of Akai Gurley, while Al Sharpton, left, speaks at the National Action Network headquarters in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. On the day before Thanksgiving, Sharpton brought together the families of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Akai Gurley, all black men recently killed by police officers. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)