DeRay Mckesson To Guest Lecture At Yale About #BlackLivesMatter

[CACtain Planet]

Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson is taking his powerful message to the Ivy League this fall.

Yale Divinity School announced this weekend that he will participate in their leadership program, serving as one of three lecturers as part of a $120,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, according to a press release. The activist, who has made effectual change by being vocal on Twitter, is slated to talk about the “Transformational Leadership in the #BlackLivesMatter Movement” on Oct. 2-3. Via Yale Divinity:

The one-credit courses (for which Yale registration is required) revolve around two-day weekend interactions with the guest lecturers; students will do extensive preparatory readings and then write papers following the weekend events.

The other participants are: Democratic U.S. Senator Chris c00ns of Delaware, and the Rev. Nancy Taylor, senior minister of Old South Church in Boston, Massachusetts.

“Our world is changing with great speed,” Yale Divinity School Dean Greg Sterlingsaid in the statement. “Yale has a long tradition of training individuals to lead in churches, institutions of higher learning, and society. We envision this new program as a means to bring students into contact with proven leaders who will challenge them not only to think about leading in new and creative ways but inspire them to reach beyond their current aspirations.”

Unsurprisingly, conservatives and general haters condemned the university’s decision to host Mckesson, who rose to prominence last year after unarmed Michael Brown, 18, was shot to death by ex-Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson following a confrontation. Via BET:

…Conservatives are rallying against the university’s decision to invite McKesson into halls of education, calling him a “race-baiter” and a “race hustler.” Fox and Friends hostTucker Carlson lambasted the school’s decision to hire “someone who’s popular on Twitter.” Carlson goes on to accuse McKesson of “dividing people by skin color, making totally unfounded, stupid claims,” and as someone “who doesn’t appear particularly erudite.”

 

[DMGAINGREEN]

We're so misguided as people , this shyt is depressing nikkas really boutta be deceived and think he's saying some profound shyt too....

 

[Red Shield]

When I first heard about this shyt

 

[Tropical Fantasy]

The activist, who has made effectual change by being vocal on Twitter,

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

I too, think Twitter activism is a bit flawed. Can't wait to see these activists retweet their way to new legislation for black people.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Hilarious

 

[Tropical Fantasy]

I too, think Twitter activism is a bit flawed. Can't wait to see these activists retweet their way to new legislation for black people.

The biggest flaw with these black twitter activists is that theyre too focused on changing the minds of white supremacists through emotional appeals

the #blacklivesmatter movement is essentially pleading to white people to acknowledge the humanity of black people

there is this prevailing belief amongst millennial, college educated, "woke" black people that since white people created the institutions and systems that have continuously disenfranchised black people, that it is up to them to fix it. at best, that's being extremely idealistic. why would white people dismantle a system that UNIVERSALLY ensures the success of white people WORLDWIDE?!?!?!?!?!?!

their end goal is acceptance at the white table, and I'm not tryna be accepted by these fukking cacs.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

You think CACs at Yale give a fukk about black lives? This dude Delray is a fraud looking for a check. He need to be helping the oppressed not begging massa for respect

 

[Gifted one]

fukk that paid protester Deray, he got slapped up when he went to Ferguson

 

[blackestofpanthers]

Feminization of the black man. They are trying to push this flaming homo as a leader.

 

[RichieRich]

How long can you stretch 140 characters

 

[Elle Driver]

Sad how we went from the Black Panther Party for Self Defense to Black Lives Matter

I guess this is the new "messiah" theyre not worried about

 

[Rell84shots]

The biggest flaw with these black twitter activists is that theyre too focused on changing the minds of white supremacists through emotional appeals

the #blacklivesmatter movement is essentially pleading to white people to acknowledge the humanity of black people

there is this prevailing belief amongst millennial, college educated, "woke" black people that since white people created the institutions and systems that have continuously disenfranchised black people, that it is up to them to fix it. at best, that's being extremely idealistic. why would white people dismantle a system that UNIVERSALLY ensures the success of white people WORLDWIDE?!?!?!?!?!?!

their end goal is acceptance at the white table, and I'm not tryna be accepted by these fukking cacs.

 

[Kitsch]

 

[Gravity]

So what the fukk is some Twitter activist guest-lecturing at Yale for 2 days supposed to do?