black lives matter leader deray mckesson endorses clinton mckesson praised clinton's platform for seeking to reform parts of her husband's 1994 crime bill mallory shelbourne | the hill - october 26, 2016 comments top black lives matter activist deray mckesson on wednesday endorsed hillary clinton for president. 




<u+201c>clinton<u+2019>s platform on racial justice is strong: it is informed by the policy failings of the past and is a vision for where we need to go,<u+201d> mckesson wrote in a washington post op-ed . clinton hosted a meeting with mckesson and other black lives matter activists in the fall to discuss the campaign zero plan to end police violence. mckesson wrote that clinton <u+201c>didn<u+2019>t appear to understand the urgency of the need to address racism<u+201d> when she began running for the white house but that her position on racial justice is now <u+201c>strong.<u+201d>
black lives matter leader deray mckesson endorses clinton
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