DeRay Mckesson is a civil rights activist, community organiser and the host of Crooked Media’s podcast “Pod Save the People.” He began his career as an educator and came to prominence for his role in documenting the Ferguson protests, the movement they birthed and for publicly advocating for justice and accountability for the victims of police violence and the end of mass incarceration. Mckesson has spoken at venues from the White House to the Oxford Union and appeared on TV shows across the political spectrum. He was named number 11 on Fortune’s World's Greatest Leaders list and Harvard’s Black Man of the Year in 2016. He is a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter movement and the co-founder of Campaign Zero, a policy platform to end police violence.
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The BoF Podcast: Activist DeRay Mckesson on the Realities of Social Injustice
The Black Lives Matter activist recently launched 8CantWait, a new campaign aimed at reducing police violence.
The BoF Podcast: Activist DeRay Mckesson on the Realities of Social Injustice
The Black Lives Matter activist recently launched 8CantWait, a new campaign aimed at reducing police violence.
Dismantling the Legacy of Racism in America: DeRay Mckesson
The activist and author outlined a new way to organise people against discrimination, one that acknowledges the many issues and systems that work together to thwart equality.
Dismantling the Legacy of Racism in America: DeRay Mckesson
The activist and author outlined a new way to organise people against discrimination, one that acknowledges the many issues and systems that work together to thwart equality.
Inside VOICES, BoF’s First Gathering for Big Thinkers
From terrorism to disruptive technology, fashion’s top business leaders, entrepreneurs and educators gathered to discuss the threats and opportunities facing the $2.4 trillion industry.
Inside VOICES, BoF’s First Gathering for Big Thinkers
From terrorism to disruptive technology, fashion’s top business leaders, entrepreneurs and educators gathered to discuss the threats and opportunities facing the $2.4 trillion industry.
Models Face Bullying, Cruelty and Racial Discrimination at Castings
Casting director James Scully and others lifted the lid on a system that hires girls when they are little more than children and then disposes of them when they hit puberty in a power game where models are pawns.
Models Face Bullying, Cruelty and Racial Discrimination at Castings
Casting director James Scully and others lifted the lid on a system that hires girls when they are little more than children and then disposes of them when they hit puberty in a power game where models are pawns.