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“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.” quote by DeRay Mckesson — Download Open image

“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

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

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

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

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

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