After the unlawful shooting death of unarmed teen Mike Brown by Officer Darren Wilson on August 9, organizations and celebrities alike are offering to pay his funeral and memorial services in full.
Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network are the latest to offer to pay for the 18-year-old’s funeral. The information was released during a news conference Tuesday afternoon on the steps of the Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis. Sharpton, along with Pastor Jamal Bryant went to St. Louis Tuesday to meet with Brown’s family and to call for peace amid the unrest in Ferguson.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. also wrote a letting offering to cover the funeral services, but they have requested the expenses are not to be shared with any other person or organization.
Kimora Lee Simmons, a native of St. Louis, also offered financial help with the service. She also started a Go Fund Me page, for the Michael Brown Memorial Fund, asking sympathizers to send financial support to the family.
The page was set up on August 13 and has raised over $88,000 dollars as of press time. The page states funds will be used “by the Brown family to cover funeral and burial expenses, travel and living expenses of the parents as they seek justice for their son, Michael Brown, Jr.”