Wednesday night,just minutes before the deadline, the 30-year-venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson filed to run for mayor of his hometown of Baltimore, and,in coordination with the The Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, and The fresh York Times,announced his campaign on Medium. The announcement, which had been rumored for a few months, and comes at a vital time for the broader Black Lives Matter movement of which McKesson has become the most visible face.
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Source: gawker.com