Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, has written a letter published in Time magazine addressed to the family of Michael Brown. 

In the letter, Fulton reaches out and expresses her empathy for what she imagines they are going through as the loss of their child becomes a political football:

Further complicating the pain and loss in this tragedy is the fact that the killer of your son is alive, known, and currently free. In fact, he is on paid administrative leave. Your own feelings will bounce between sorrow and anger. Even when you don’t want to think about it because it is so much to bear, you will be forced to by merely turning on your television or answering your cell phone. 

Fulton relayed her own experiences seeing pundits and "experts" theorize over what occurred the night George Zimmermann shot her son. She admits in her letter that "Trayvon was not perfect," but maintains that, in her opinion, he was "stalked and murdered."

Facts, myths, and flat out lies are already out there in Michael’s case. Theories, regardless of how ridiculous, are being pondered by the pundits. My advice is to surround yourselves with proven and trusted support. Through it all, I never let go of my faith, my family, or my friends. Long after the overwhelming media attention is gone, you will need those three entities to find your ‘new normal.’ Honor your son and his life, not the circumstances of his alleged transgressions. I have always said that Trayvon was not perfect. But no one will ever convince me that my son deserved to be stalked and murdered. No one can convince you that Michael deserved to be executed.

The immediate similarities in the two cases are obvious, especially the lack of certainty as to what, exactly, happened in the moments that led to Brown's death. The major difference is that the man who pulled the trigger in the Brown situation is police officer with an impeccable record. 

Another similarity is the outside intrusion of the omnipresent media and the ominous presence of activists like Al Sharpton, and the New Black Panther Party. In that light, it's remarkable to read Fulton call for "an appropriate level of intelligent advocacy" in the name of her slain son, but that's how she sees her and Sharpton's efforts:

While we fight injustice, we will also hold ourselves to an appropriate level of intelligent advocacy. If they refuse to hear us, we will make them feel us. Some will mistake that last statement as being negatively provocative. But feeling us means feeling our pain; imagining our plight as parents of slain children. We will no longer be ignored. 

Of course, now that the cameras have been turned off and Eric Holder has dropped her son's case, it appears Ms. Fulton is acting alone in her "intelligent advocacy." Mr. Sharpton has moved on to the next outrage.