[SnuffaBolshevik]

"Pearlie Gordon, 54, Brown's mother-in-law..."

I wasn't aware that the "youngster" (Michael Brown) was married.

[bert]

Married is a figure of speech in Ferguson. Pearlie is probably the mother of a girl that bore one of Michael’s kids.

It is after all, the village and not subject to the cultural norms that real America abides by

[oh8eleven]

"Pearlie Gordon, 54, Brown's mother-in-law..."
I wasn't aware that the "youngster" (Michael Brown) was married.
I recall a story right after Brown was killed that included 5 or 6 of his relatives and not one of them shared the same name.

[rwa265]

It’s a little confusing and the article wasn’t very clear, but I believe Pearlie is the mother-in-law of the “youngster’s” father, Michael Brown, Sr.