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Too often, the elected individuals we put our public trust in disappoint us.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Disappoint Elected Individuals Often Our Public Put Too Trust Us

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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.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Accountable Am Baltimore City Era Government How Innovative Mayor Order Our People Problems Running Usher Where I Am

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I think about freedom as not only as the absence of oppression but also the presence of justice and joy.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: About Absence Also Freedom Joy Justice Only Oppression Presence Think I Think

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So many of us don't know what we want; we just know we don't want what we have. We spend 99% of the time talking about how bad it is, but only 1% of the time talking about how we can do something about it.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: About Bad How Just Know Many Only Something Spend Talking Time Us Want

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There will always be a rule. There will be people who break the rules. There will be consequences. We fundamentally think these things will be true for a time. The question becomes, What are the consequences? Who enforces the consequences? What are the worst consequences?

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Always Be True Becomes Break Consequences Fundamentally People Question Rule Rules Things Think Time True Who Will Worst

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I am excited to return to city schools... and to continue doing the work to ensure that every child in Baltimore City receives a world-class education.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Am Baltimore Child City Continue Doing Education Ensure Every Excited Receives Return Schools Work World-Class I Am

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I've never been a surrogate for Bernie, Hillary, or the DNC.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Been Hillary Never Surrogate

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I have a big following on Twitter, and Twitter has been invaluable for mobilizing and quickly sharing information. But I'm not really sure that people are learning deep content on Twitter.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Been Big Content Deep Following Information Invaluable Learning People Quickly Really Sharing Sure Twitter

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Find an issue that's important to you, and be as curious and close to it as possible.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Close Curious Find Important Issue Possible You

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I think hope is the belief that tomorrow can be better than today, and I don't lose hope.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Belief Better Hope Lose Than Think Today Tomorrow I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: July 9th, 1985

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