Good Things Presents: Making of an Activist (Part 3 of 3)

In episode three of Making of an Activist we discover that after
stints in Baltimore and Harlem Children’s Zone, DeRay Mckesson
heads to Minneapolis to lead the human capital department for
Minneapolis Public Schools. In the safety and security of a
career-defining role, DeRay watches the immediate aftermath of
Mike Brown’s brutal murder at the hands of a police officer in
Ferguson and simply cannot sit still. There is no going back for
DeRay, we discover what sparked his drive down to Ferguson, and
how life changed forever. Expert and historical context provided
by Harvard Professor Brandon Terry, and others. We learn more
about what came before the death of Mike Brown and the systemic
issues of policing in the US.


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