We question these issues of race and struggle and white privilege because we know that those issues are real and because those issues have real implications in black communities. And white supremacy is not only dangerous, but it is deadly. — 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 means to tell the story historically. There were a million slaves, but you see very few slave narratives.… — 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
