Toya Graham , a single mother-of-six , said she 'just lost it ' when she saw her 16-year-old son Michael at Wednesday '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 Monday after being applauded by moms across the US and the Baltimore police chief . Her pastor called her 'Mom of the century ' on Monday 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 .