Truth Quotes by DeRay Mckesson

I love Baltimore. This city has made me the man that I am.

— DeRay Mckesson

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

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

— DeRay Mckesson

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

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

Social media allowed us to become our own storytellers. With it, we seized the power of our truth.

— DeRay Mckesson

What we know to be true is that comfort isn't always freedom. People confuse the two.

— DeRay Mckesson

Donald Trump is dangerous. The truth is that the bigotry and hatred that he speaks have real consequences in people's lives.

— Deray McKesson

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

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

— DeRay Mckesson

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

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