DeRay Mckesson: On The Other Side Of Freedom
October 11, 2018
Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson newest book On The Other Side Of Freedom: The Case for Hope shares his story of triumph, tragedy, and tribulations.
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DeRay McKesson
Baton Rouge council approves settlement with protesters
December 1, 2016
The Baton Rouge Metro Council approved a settlement Tuesday paying activist DeRay Mckesson and other protesters arrested during summer demonstrations over the shooting death of Alton Sterling.
Black Lives Matter activist sues Baton Rouge over arrest
August 10, 2016
DeRay Mckesson was among nearly 200 protesters arrested in Baton Rouge following the July 5 shooting death of 37-year-old Alton Sterling
Black Lives Matter activist released from jail after protest
July 13, 2016
A prominent Black Lives Matter activist, three journalists and more than 120 other people were taken into custody in Louisiana over the weekend, authorities said Sunday, in connection with protests over the fatal shooting of an African-American man by two white police officers in Baton Rouge.
Black activists are looking beyond the courtroom for change
June 1, 2016
Black activists in Baltimore and beyond say they are disappointed but not discouraged after neither of the first two police officers to stand trial in the death of Freddie Gray was convicted.