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DeRay Mckesson

DeRay Mckesson

American Activist

Born: Jul 9, 1985

About Me People Think Will You

Related authors: Angela Davis Cesar Chavez Gloria Steinem Harriet Tubman Malcolm X Noam Chomsky Sojourner Truth Susan B. Anthony

I'm not convinced that stealing an iPhone is a felony or stealing a bike is a felony. DeRay Mckesson

Stealing Felony iPhone Bike Convinced

Justice that is not rooted in equity, in social welfare, and in community is not justice at all. DeRay Mckesson

Justice Welfare Community Equity Social Rooted Social Welfare

For our kids to go to school, they must be alive, and for adults to work, they must not be in jail. DeRay Mckesson

Work School Our Alive Kids Must Adult Go Jail

I am running to be the 50th mayor of Baltimore in order to usher our city into an era where the government is accountable to its people and is aggressively innovative in how it identifies and solves its problems. DeRay Mckesson

Government People Problems Innovative Our Running City How Am Era Baltimore Accountable Mayor Where Order Usher

There is nothing romantic about teargas. Or smoke bombs or rubber bullets or sound cannons. DeRay Mckesson

Nothing About Smoke Sound Bullets Romantic Bombs Rubber

People are more afraid of black unity than black rage. DeRay Mckesson

People Black Rage Unity More Than Afraid

The arts scene in Baltimore is really rich and very vibrant. It's one of the untold stories of the city. DeRay Mckesson

Rich City Scene Untold Baltimore Very Vibrant Arts Stories Really

I wasn't a very good writer before college. I don't think I was a very good reader. DeRay Mckesson

Good College Before Think Writer Good Writer Reader Very

Sometimes, the hate that I endure is not necessarily about me but about the space I'm in. DeRay Mckesson

Me Hate Sometimes Space About Endure Necessarily

When I tweet, I'm mostly preaching to the choir. DeRay Mckesson

Preaching Mostly Choir Tweet

I'm not desensitized to death. DeRay Mckesson

Death

I take statements that portray untrue statements about me seriously. DeRay Mckesson

Me Seriously Statements About Take Untrue Portray

People are not as imaginative as they think they are. DeRay Mckesson

People Think Imaginative

I am mindful that the goal of protest is not more protest, but the goal of protest is change. DeRay Mckesson

Change Mindful More Protest Am Goal

What we choose to do today and tomorrow will shape our future and build our reality. DeRay Mckesson

Today Future Reality Tomorrow Will Build Our Shape Choose

I think about freedom as not only as the absence of oppression but also the presence of justice and joy. DeRay Mckesson

Freedom Justice Joy Oppression Think About Only Absence Also Presence

There will always be a rule. There will be people who break the rules. There will be consequences. We fundamentally think these things will be true for a time. The question becomes, What are the consequences? Who enforces the consequences? What are the worst consequences? DeRay Mckesson

Time People Will Be True Think Consequences Rule Rules Worst True Becomes Always Question Break Who Things Fundamentally

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