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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

DeRay Mckesson Talks to David Remnick About Protest and Politics

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The New Yorker

Obama, Washington, Politics, President, Barack, Lizza, Wnyc, News, Wickenden

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2016

⏱️ 15 minutes

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DeRay Mckesson was raised in Baltimore by parents who struggled with addiction. Now thirty, he’s a prominent member of the Black Lives Matter movement—and, as of this month, he’s running for mayor of Baltimore. He talks to The New Yorker’s David Remnick about the transformations in his own life, and how he’s taking protest to the political stage.

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I'm Dorothy Wickenden. On today's Politics and More podcast, New Yorker editor David Remnick

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talks to Doree McKesson. A prominent member of Black Lives Matter, McKesson announced earlier

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this month that he's running for mayor of Baltimore.

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One of the people who's trying to bring change to Baltimore and to policing is the activist

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Durey McKesson. McKesson is one of the leaders of Black Lives Matter, and during the unrest

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that followed Freddie Gray's death, he was extremely visible in Baltimore and nationally through his social media

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presence. Now he's looking to take his activism and turn it into political power. McKesson just

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recently announced that he's going to run for mayor of Baltimore, which came as a huge surprise

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to people in the movement and in the city. Dorey McKesson joins me now from Baltimore.

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So Dorey, the way I'd like to start this conversation is by pointing out you're making a huge leap.

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