DeRay Mckesson
Activist
1985-07-09
Books by DeRay Mckesson
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On the Other Side of Freedom
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Quotes by DeRay Mckesson
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I am not naive enough to believe that voting is the only way to bring about transformational change, just as I know that protest alone is not the sole solution to the challenges we face.
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I will never forget the first time I was teargassed or the night I hid under my steering wheel as the SWAT vehicle drove down a residential street. I will never forget that it was illegal - in St Louis, in the fall of 2014 - to stand still.
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Trump wants to take us back to a time when people like him could abuse others with little to no consequence, when people like him could exploit the labor of others to build vast amounts of wealth, when people like him could create public policy that specifically benefited them while suppressing the rights and social mobility of others.
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I've never been a surrogate for Bernie, Hillary, or the DNC.
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It is not a new tactic for people to use any avenue they can to silence black activists.
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When I think about protest, I worry so much that people think about it only as standing in the streets. And I say that as someone who has been standing in the streets of cities across the country - but at the root of it is this idea of telling the truth in public.
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If Trump is president, I think that his administration will do real structural damage that will take years or decades for us to undo.
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I think people are uncomfortable talking about the racist history of this country and what we need to do to undo the impact of racism.
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The arts scene in Baltimore is really rich and very vibrant. It's one of the untold stories of the city.
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The activism of marginalized people often comes with visibility and being heard. Which can lead people to believe that recognition and awareness is the actual end point. And it is not.
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Justice that is not rooted in equity, in social welfare, and in community is not justice at all.
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