110 Quotes by DeRay Mckesson

Hope is the belief that our tomorrows can be better than our todays. Hope is not magic; hope is work.

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

The student newspapers are as important to me as the 'New York Times.'

Justice that is not rooted in equity, in social welfare, and in community is not justice at all.

Sometimes, the hate that I endure is not necessarily about me but about the space I'm in.

I am mindful that the goal of protest is not more protest, but the goal of protest is change.

I just couldn't believe that the police would fire tear gas into what had been a peaceful protest. I was running around, face burning, and nothing I saw looked like America to me.

When I reflect on the Colbert interview, it moved so quickly that what we didn't do was define white privilege, and I wish we had done that. White privilege is the benefit resulting from white being seen as the standard, regardless of gender and income.

When I tweet, I'm mostly preaching to the choir.