Watch DeRay Mckesson help Stephen Colbert understand white privilege. [UpWorthy.com]

Samantha Sangenito 1/22/164:00 AM

On Monday night, DeRay Mckesson stopped by "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

The activist and organizer best known for his work within the Black Lives Matter movement was on to discuss Campaign Zero, an anti-police brutality initiative started last year.

While there, Mckesson did a rundown of where we're at as a country on race and gave a quick primer on privilege.

Race can be a really tricky thing to discuss. It's one of those issues that immediately puts people on the defensive and can make some feel attacked. Still, it's important we have these discussions because, as Mckesson says...

[For more of this story, written by Parker Molloy, go to http://www.upworthy.com/watch-...tand-white-privilege]

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On Monday night, DeRay Mckesson stopped by "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

While there, Mckesson did a rundown of where we're at as a country on race and gave a quick primer on privilege.

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