I think people are uncomfortable talking about the racist history of this country and what we need to do to undo the… — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
Laws on hate speech and hate crimes do important work in a world that has been rooted in racism and bigotry since… — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
People like to act like we don't have a legacy of racism here. I think people get really uncomfortable with it. We… — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
Black people have always been more than our pain. The joy is so much a part of how we have survived and… — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
It's important to acknowledge the danger when we provide an academic venue for racism. It's interesting to hear people push the, quote,… — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
Everybody has told the story of black people in struggle except black people. The black people in the struggle haven't had the… — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
We question these issues of race and struggle and white privilege because we know that those issues are real and because those… — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
When I reflect on the Colbert interview, it moved so quickly that what we didn't do was define white privilege, and I… — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
The first time I was ever impressed with Patagonia as a brand was when they released the 'Don't Buy This Jacket' campaign. That campaign… — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
For our kids to go to school, they must be alive, and for adults to work, they must not be in jail. — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
When our response to all trauma is to call the police, then that gets us into a cycle of perpetuating trauma. Mental health trauma… — Deray McKesson Copy Share Image
I think that I, because of student government and because of working in Baltimore, knew how to be creative with very little resources. — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
Social media allowed us to become our own storytellers. With it, we seized the power of our truth. — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
What we know to be true is that comfort isn't always freedom. People confuse the two. — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is dangerous. The truth is that the bigotry and hatred that he speaks have real consequences in people's lives. — Deray McKesson Copy Share Image
I will never forget the first time I was teargassed or the night I hid under my steering wheel as the SWAT vehicle drove… — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
There is nothing romantic about teargas. Or smoke bombs or rubber bullets or sound cannons. — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
Most of my life's information is public. I got a text one day from a hacker who texted me all of my credit card… — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
When I think about protest, I worry so much that people think about it only as standing in the streets. And I say that… — DeRay Mckesson Copy Share Image
