DeRay Mckesson

DeRay Mckesson (born July 9, 1985) is an American civil rights activist, podcaster, and former school administrator. An early supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement, he has been active in the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and Baltimore, Maryland and on social media outlets such as Twitter and Instagram. He has also written for HuffPost and The Guardian. Along with Johnetta Elzie, Brittany Packnett, and Samuel Sinyangwe, Mckesson launched Campaign Zero, a policy platform to end police violence. He is currently part of Crooked Media and hosts Pod Save the People.

DeRay Mckesson
Mckesson in 2017
Born (1985-07-09) July 9, 1985
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBowdoin College
Occupation(s)Activist, podcaster
AwardsPeter Jennings Award, Howard Zinn Freedom to Write Award
Honors
  • Fortune's World's Greatest Leader's List
  • Foreign Policy Magazine 100 Global Thinkers List
  • The Root 100
  • Out 100
  • Honorary doctorate from the New School

On February 3, 2016, Mckesson announced his candidacy in the 2016 Baltimore mayoral election. He finished with 3,445 votes (2.6%), placing sixth in the Democratic Party primary on April 26.

Mckesson is the author of On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope, a memoir about his life and time as a Black Lives Matter organizer.

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