Educator-turned-activist DeRay Mckesson visited Syracuse University for the Blacktivism Conference. In the clip below, he talked about how he began in the movement.
Posts Tagged ‘2015’
Week in Review
Sunday, November 15th, 2015Awakening an Activist
Sunday, November 15th, 2015
UVA student Martese Johnson, who is fresh of his TED talk in Charlottesville, was the keynote speaker for the 2015 Blacktivism Conference at Syracuse University tonight.
The Chicago-native came to national prominence after he was assaulted, chained and arrested near his campus (the University of Virginia) last year.
Make Things Happen
Saturday, November 14th, 2015
2015 Blacktivism Conference (Panel Discussion).
Today’s Blacktivism Conference, organized by Syracuse University NAACP chapter featured activists such as Bobby Seale, DeRay McKesson and Martese Johnson, as well as journalists Angela Robinson and Tionna Smalls.
