$30,000 Giving Challenge

Support the Freedom Forum’s First Amendment mission by Dec 31st and double your impact.

A Conversation with DeRay Mckesson

Civil rights activist and 2021 Free Expression Award honoree DeRay Mckesson talks about what the First Amendment means to him and how it guides his work.

Recorded Aug. 17, 2020.

First Five Live is a Freedom Forum conversation series featuring activists and influencers sharing stories about how they have exercised the five freedoms of the First Amendment — religion, speech, press, assembly and petition — to ignite change.

Related Content

JD Vance and Tim Walz on stage during 2024 vice presidential debate

Misinformation, Censorship and 6 Other First Amendment Topics From VP Debate

Insight into the First Amendment issues referenced during the debate.
Read More
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II is seen during the Poor People’s Moral Action Congress forum for presidential candidates at Trinity Washington University in 2019.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II: Honoring Decades of Courageous Acts of Free Expression

Freedom Forum is honoring Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II at the annual Free Expression…
Read More
Bill of Rights Day

Perspective: Bill of Rights Day Deserves Greeting Cards Too

Bill of Rights Day is a prime candidate for the greeting card industry.
Read More

Religion. Speech. Press.
Assembly. Petition.

Learn about the First Amendment.