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Justice that is not rooted in equity, in social welfare, and in community is not justice at all.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Community Equity Justice Rooted Social Social Welfare Welfare

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I am not naive enough to believe that voting is the only way to bring about transformational change, just as I know that protest alone is not the sole solution to the challenges we face.

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Topics: About Alone Am Believe Bring Challenges Change Enough Face Just Know Naive Only Protest Sole Solution Voting Way I Am

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I am mindful that the goal of protest is not more protest, but the goal of protest is change.

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Topics: Am Change Goal Mindful More Protest I Am

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I think about freedom and the urgency around our imagination. If you can't imagine it, you can't fight for it.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: About Around Fight Freedom Imagination Imagine Our Think Urgency You I Think

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Baltimore is a beautiful city. I started doing a lot of community organizing back in 1999 and met so many great people in neighborhoods all across the city. And that was an invaluable experience.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Across Back Baltimore Beautiful Beautiful City City Community Doing Experience Great Great People Invaluable Lot Many Met Neighborhoods Organizing People Started

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I think people are uncomfortable talking about the racist history of this country and what we need to do to undo the impact of racism.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: About Country History Impact Need People Racism Talking Think Uncomfortable Undo I Think

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When Trump says, 'Make America great again,' he is referencing an era when people were singled out and harmed because of their race and religious beliefs, and when violent enforcement of Jim Crow masqueraded as the will of the people.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Again America Because Beliefs Crow Enforcement Era Great Harmed He Jim Jim Crow Make Out People Race Religious Religious Beliefs Says Trump Violent Were Will

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I think people who are not from here think the Inner Harbor is the only center for culture or fun in the city, and there's so much more to Baltimore. The Harbor's a beautiful place, but there are so many gems embedded in other communities that don't get as much visibility.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Baltimore Beautiful Beautiful Place Center City Communities Culture Embedded Fun Gems Get Harbor Here Inner Many More Much Only Other People Place Think Visibility Who I Think

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The student newspapers are as important to me as the 'New York Times.'

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Important Me New New York New York Times Newspapers Student Times York

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Sometimes, the hate that I endure is not necessarily about me but about the space I'm in.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: About Endure Hate Me Necessarily Sometimes Space

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: July 9th, 1985

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