Deray McKesson Teaches White Privilege, Discusses MLK's Legacy On The Late Show
Anyone who's kept at least a thumb on the Black Live Matter movement can likely identify one blue-vested crusader at the head of many subsequent discussions. That blue vest belongs to one Deray McKesson and he's proven to be a powerful and precise voice in the continued struggle for social and economic justice in the wake of so many fallen black men, women and children at the hands of our nation's far-from-finest.
Last night, concluding a heart-wrenching day of remembrance on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, McKesson took to The Late Show to sit with host Stephen Colbert and dissect the root and the expression of white privilege in the US and how one can further the conversation without flaunting that very privilege. Of course there's a comedic edge to it all, but the disparity between white and black privilege has never been so expertly and comprehensively discussed on late-night TV. Watch Deray McKesson talk change in America on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert down below and follow the man on Twitter to keep up with his trailblazing as we creep up on the 2016 presidential election.
