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On The Record #54: DeRay McKesson on his new book “On The Other Side Of Freedom”

April Ryan
September 26, 2018

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Activist DeRay Mckesson speaks at the A.C.T. To End Racism rally, Wednesday, April 4, 2018, on the National Mall in Washington, on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) — Activist DeRay Mckesson speaks at the A.C.T. To End Racism rally, Wednesday, April 4, 2018, on the National Mall in Washington, on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Civil rights activist, podcaster, and former school administrator DeRay Mckesson talks to April about his new book “On The Other Side Of Freedom.”

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan