A Father's Perspective with Mike Brown Sr. w/ Geneva Reed-Veal (Sandra Bland)

This week's guest on "A Father's Perspective" with Mike Brown Sr. is Geneva Reed-Veal, the mother of Sandra Bland and her sister Shante.

Two years ago, ex-DPS Trooper Brian Encinia pulled Sandra Bland over in a traffic stop that would start a life-changing sequence of events. Sandra was taken to jail on suspicion of assaulting an officer and was later found dead in the Waller County Jail.

The Harris County Medical Examiner ruled her death a suicide, a finding Sandra's mother still disputes.
She said the $1.9 million settlement she received from the civil lawsuit against Waller County and DPS is helping to fund her new calling. She wants to build affordable student housing for students at Prairie View A&M University.

"That's going to be Sandy's Place of Peace, the other is going to be like a restoration house for unemployed people, teaching job training skills and that kind of stuff" Sandra's mom stated.