Toya Graham , a single mother-of-six , said she 'just lost it ' when she saw her 16-year-old son Michael at Monday 's riots carrying a rock . She said of her son : 'We made eye contact . He was wearing his school uniform and he had on the same shirt as me She traveled to New York for interviews on Wednesday after being applauded by moms across the US and the Baltimore police chief . Her pastor called her 'Mom of the century ' on Wednesday for her actions .
Toya Graham , a single mother-of-six , said she 'just lost it ' when she saw her 16-year-old son Michael at Monday 's riots carrying a rock . She said of her son : 'We made eye contact . I was saying `` how dare you do this ? ' '' She traveled to New York for interviews on Wednesday after being applauded by moms across the US and the Baltimore police chief . Her pastor called her 'Mom of the century ' on Wednesday for her actions .