#Angel

Jeralynn Q.T. Brown-Blueford is the Mother of Alan Blueford, who at age 18 was killed in 2012 by an Oakland, California, police officer. Ms. Brown-Blueford is the Co-Director of the Alan Blueford Center for Justice and the Co-Founder of the Alan Blueford Foundation, both institutions were founded in the aftermath of Alan's death. The officer who killed Alan had not activated his body camera during the deadly encounter; the facts in the shooting were disputed by the family and numerous witnesses; but he was never charged or tried. Jeralynn's family along with the support of the JAB committee and community members forced the Oakland Police Department to mandate that all police officers MUST wear and keep on their lapel camera's doing all police stops. A wife, mother of three children, and Grandmother.Jeralynn has always had a heart for people. Since her teen years, she has worked in healthcare and social/community services. She is a well-known community organizer and activist in Oakland, often called upon to speak at rallies, social justice panels, and local government meetings. After Alan was killed, Jeralynn went back to school, earning her Bachelor's Degree in theology, and a Master's Degree in Divinity. Ms. Blueford works as an ordained minister and certified chaplain within the Bay Area Community. She is also a Support and Resource Specialist working with the National Alliance of Mental Issues Contra Costa County offering culturally responsive, non-clinical support services, providing resources and information to help people find their way during difficult times. Her specialties: grief counseling for families who has lost loved ones, support and counseling for family members who has lost loved ones to police violence, support for those suffering mental illness, peer and support counseling for families of incarcerated loved ones. Jeralynn has taken her pain and turned it into a purpose for healing broken hearts. She travels widely in the United States and abroad, speaking out against police brutality -and speaking out for prison reform, women's rights, social justice, affordable housing, and fair wages.