110 Quotes by DeRay Mckesson

I was a teacher. I also worked at Harlem Children's Zone. I moved back to Baltimore and opened up an after-school, out-of-school program on the west side and then worked in two public school districts, in Baltimore and Minneapolis.

I grew up in a world of Officer Friendly. It was just the image I had.

Black people have always been more than our pain. The joy is so much a part of how we have survived and thrived.

Skills acquisition is really at the heart of what it means to learn.

I'm a black, gay man, and I should be able to live in a world where I'm able to live in the complexity of my identity in a way that is safe and secure, like everyone else.

Some people are more interested in fighting than winning.

There are people who have demonstrated their willingness to challenge systems and structures, and then when it comes to elections, some of those same people - I don't know where their fight went. What's interesting to me is to see people lose the revolution when it comes to elections.

I actually get very little phone calls. I get way more tweets and texts. My phone rarely rings.

As a protester, I protested because I had to, not because it was exciting. I don't want to get tear-gassed again.