DeRay Mckesson

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DeRay Mckesson

Outspoken civil rights leader and podcast host DeRay Mckesson speaks on his book, On The Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope (Penguin Random House). In the politically infused memoir, Mckesson makes a strong case for the Black Lives Matter movement, bringing the reader with him to the front lines of the Ferguson protests, while also detailing his personal struggles with racism and homophobia.

press release: DeRay will be joined by Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison, for a live, no-holds-barred conversation about inclusion, community, and progress designed to empower a new generation of leaders.

Reserved seating: $40 bundle - includes copy of On The Other Side of Freedom

$20 Reserved seating (No book bundle)

$10 Student price (Discount in-person only with valid high school or college ID)

Bio: DeRay Mckesson is a civil rights activist, community organizer, and the host of Crooked Media’s podcast, Pod Save the People. He started his career as an educator and came to prominence for his role in documenting the Ferguson protests and the movement they birthed and for publicly advocating for justice and accountability for the victims of police violence and the end of mass incarceration. He’s spoken at venues from the White House to the Oxford Union and universities and appeared on TV shows across the political spectrum. He was named #11 on Fortune’s World’s Greatest Leaders list and Harvard’s Black Man of the Year in 2016, among his many other accolades. A leading voice in the Black Lives Matter movement and the co-founder of Campaign Zero, a policy platform to end police violence, he lives in Baltimore, Maryland.