DeRay Mckesson

Activist, Educator

air date: Mar 1, 2017

Activist DeRay Mckesson talks about the 2016 presidential election, the origin and mission of the Black Lives Matter movement and issues America faces today.

DeRay Mckesson is a civil rights activist and educator. He is a predominant member of the Black Lives Matter movement and was named one of Fortune Magazine’s Top 50 World’s Greatest Leaders in 2015. Mckesson is a co-founder of Campaign Zero, a platform to end police violence.

• Full Episode
• Meeting with Obama
• The role of citizens in the system
• How to make your voice heard
• The Black Lives Matter movement
• The Clinton campaign and what went wrong

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