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A lot of organizers are trying to figure out how do we create entrances for people so they can be involved in the work in a way that makes them feel is aligned to the things they're interested in and not the things the organizer is interested in?

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Aligned Create Entrance Feel Figure How Interested Involved Lot Makes Organizer Out People Them Things Trying Way Work

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Activism in the street is truth-telling, and organizing is talking to people for a specific goal.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Activism Goal Organizing People Specific Street Talking

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The difference between equity and equality is that equality is everyone get the same thing and equity is everyone get the things they deserve.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Between Deserve Difference Equality Equity Everyone Get Same Same Thing Thing Things

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As a gay black man, it's important to me to show up - that I'm able to show up as my whole self, in every space that I'm in, because that's how I'm able to be the most true to who I am.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Able Am Because Black Every Gay How Important Man Me Most Self Show Space True Up Who Whole I Am

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There are very few things that I don't talk about - even my relationships.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: About Even Few Few Things Relationships Talk Things Very

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I'm not ashamed to be gay.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Ashamed Gay

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Expressing and loving myself is often so much more complex than 'out' affords me.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Affords Complex Expressing Loving Me More Much Myself Often Out Than

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It is not a new tactic for people to use any avenue they can to silence black activists.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Activists Any Avenue Black New People Silence Tactic Use

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Baltimore is a city of possibility, and we've got to challenge the traditional pathways of politics and politicians who lay those paths.

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Baltimore Challenge City Got Lay Paths Politicians Politics Possibility Those Traditional Who

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

~Deray Mckesson

Topics: Allowed Become Media Our Own Power Seized Social Social Media Storytellers Truth Us

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: July 9th, 1985

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