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For Immediate Release August 4, 2015:<\/p>\n

The organizers of Rising Tide<\/a>, the premier annual new media conference in the GulfSouth, are proud to announce that civil rights activist DeRay McKesson (@deray) will deliver the keynote speech at Rising Tide X (#RTX), Aug. 29 at Xavier University.<\/p>\n

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Since the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, McKesson has used social media to amplify protest and advocacy against oppressive systems. In the past year he has become one of the most widely-recognized civil rights leaders of his generation. His keynote, scheduled for 2pm, will highlight a full day of multi-track content at Rising Tide X.<\/p>\n

Rising Tide organizer Mark Moseley said, \"Part of Rising Tide's mission is to use technology to transform advocacy into action. No one has done that better over the past year than DeRay McKesson. He is at the forefront of an innovative digital movement to expose and resist systems of racial oppression. We thank him for accepting our invitation and look forward to his speech and presence in New Orleans on August 29.\"<\/p>\n

Fortune<\/em> magazine rated McKesson #11 on its list of \u201cWorld\u2019s Greatest Leaders.\u201d<\/a> The Los Angeles Times<\/em> hailed McKesson as one of the \u201cnew civil rights leaders,\u201d<\/a> and New York Magazine<\/em> profiled him in May<\/a> and said he helped build the \"nation\u2019s first 21st-century civil rights movement.\"<\/p>\n

For more on @DeRay, see his bio page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rising Tide X will be free admission. Organizers aim to have free lunch for attendees, as well, but this will be contingent on the amount of donations received on the RTX Go Fund Me page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rising Tide X registration<\/a><\/div>\n
Rising Tide website<\/a><\/div>\n
Rising Tide X FB<\/a><\/div>\n
Rising Tide twitter<\/a><\/div>\n

The 10th annual Rising Tide New Media Conference will be held from 9am-5pm at the University Center at Xavier University of Louisiana, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125 on August 29, 2015.<\/p>\n

Contact:<\/p>\n

Mark Moseley
\nRTX organizer
\noystersliq@gmail.com
\n504-481-5407<\/p>\n

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