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DeRay Mckesson (born 1985 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://twitter.com/deray )〕) is an American civil rights activist. He is a member of the organization We The Protesters, which organizes protests that center on African-American people.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/12/walter-scott-shooting-charleston-theyre-killing-black-folks )〕 Mckesson is known for his activism via social media outlets such as Twitter and Instagram and has been active in the Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore, Maryland protests. Mckesson has been criticized by various groups for his affiliation with Teach for America. Aside from social media Mckesson has participated in discussions and has written for the ''Huffington Post''. He, along with fellow activist Johnetta Elzie and WeTheProtestors.org, launched “Mapping Police Violence", which collected data on people killed by police during 2014. Mckesson and Elzie were awarded the Howard Zinn Freedom to Write Award in 2015 for their activism. They also work with the Black Lives Matter Movement. Prior to becoming a full-time activist Mckesson worked as a school administrator in Minnesota. On March 4, 2015 he announced via Twitter that he had quit his job and had moved to St. Louis. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://bowdoinorient.com/article/9475 )〕 In June 2015, Mckesson was the focus of a Twitter campaign while he was in Charleston, South Carolina to protest the Charleston church shooting. The campaign featured the hashtag "#GoHomeDeray", which was accompanied by statements demanding that Mckesson leave the city.〔 Mckesson responded to the hashtag, stating that he was there as a sign of solidarity for the nine deaths and that the hashtag was proof that “Racism is alive and well in places like South Carolina, and in towns across America.” In autumn of 2015, he was a guest lecturer at Yale Divinity School.〔http://www.mediaite.com/online/blacklivesmatter-protester-deray-mckesson-to-teach-at-yale/〕 In 2015, Mckesson and We The Protesters met with presidential candidates Bernie Sanders in September and Hillary Clinton in October.〔 〕 ==See also== *Ferguson unrest *2015 Baltimore protests *Black Lives Matter 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「DeRay Mckesson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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