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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – NOVEMBER 07: DeRay Mckesson speaks at the GLAAD Gala at the Hilton San Francisco on November 7, 2015 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for GLAAD) Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for GLAAD
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DeRay McKesson is back

in Baltimore, this time for the school system

Clinton Yates @clintonyates
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    3:39 PMWhen civil rights activist DeRay McKesson first announced he was running for mayor of Baltimore, many looked at it as the first step of the Black Lives Matter movement transforming from collection of protestors to an actual political force. It didn’t quite work out that way, as he finished sixth in the Democratic primary. Now, he’s going back as a school administrator in his hometown.

    On Wednesday, Baltimore City Public Schools announced that McKesson would serve as the interim chief human capital officer, according to The Baltimore Sun. It’s a return to his old career where, in Minneapolis, he worked in the school system, before he became the most famous demonstrator in America.

    The main question is: Will he wear the vest to the office?

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