Mckesson, DeRay
1985-present · Contribution: 2014-present
Activist, Organizer & Author
Became one of the most recognized voices of the Black Lives Matter movement by documenting the 2014 Ferguson protests in real time on Twitter, then co-founded Campaign Zero, a data-driven policy platform for police reform
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1985
- Active since
- 2014
- Category
- AI & Social Media
- Best known for
- Ferguson documentationCampaign ZeroMapping Police Violence
Impact on the world
Mckesson helped make real-time social-media documentation central to a new generation of civil-rights organizing, turning a local protest into a national movement. Campaign Zero brought data and specific policy proposals to the debate over policing.
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