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Revision as of 20:10, 6 June 2015 by GoingBatty (talk | contribs) (clean up, typo(s) fixed: full time → full-time using AWB (11040))(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)DeRay Mckesson is an American educator and civil rights activist. He is also a member of the organization We The Protesters, which organizes peaceful protests that center on African-American issues. Mckesson is known for his activism via social media outlets such as Twitter and Instagram and has been active in the Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore, Maryland protests.
In March 2015 the Los Angeles Times named him one of the "new civil rights leaders" for the 21st century. Aside from social media Mckesson has participated in discussions on CNN with Wolf Blitzer and has written for the Huffington Post. He, along with fellow activist Johnetta Elzie and WeTheProtestors.org, launched “Mapping Police Violence", which collected data on people killed by police during 2014. Mckesson and Elzie were awarded the Howard Zinn Freedom to Write Award in 2015 for their activism. They were also named to Fortune‘s “World’s Greatest Leaders List” for their work with the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Prior to becoming a full-time activist Mckesson worked as a school administrator in Minnesota. On March 4, 2015 he announced via Twitter that he had quit his job and had moved to St. Louis. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 2007.
See also
References
- "South Carolina reflects on Walter Scott killing: 'The flag of white supremacy still flies on our statehouse'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ Pearce, Matt; Lee, Kurtis. "The new civil rights leaders: Emerging voices in the 21st century". LA Times. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- Siede, Caroline. "Activist DeRay Mckesson masterfully shuts down Wolf Blitzer". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- Mckesson, DeRay; Packnett, Brittany; Elzie, Johnetta. "An Open Letter From Ferguson Protesters and Allies". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- Marusic, Kristina. "This Map Of Police Violence Aims To Create A Path To Justice". MTV. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- Cherie, Ariel. "#BlackLivesMatters Activists Make Fortune's World's Greatest Leaders List". New Pittsburgh Courier. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- GRAHAM, DAVID A. "Beyond Hashtag Activism". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- Holleman, Joe. "Protester DeRay Mckesson has moved to STL". STL Today. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- "DeRay McKesson '07 participates in 'principled protesting' in Ferguson". Bowdoin Orient. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
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