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Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson announced his endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president Wednesday.

“There is much work that lies ahead, and Clinton is ready and prepared to do the hard work,” Mckesson wrote in an op-ed published in the Washington Post. “And we can, and will, hold her accountable every step of the way.”

Some prominent activists linked to Black Lives Matter, including Mckesson, have hesitated over whether to support Clinton’s campaign. But he said he does not believe in refusing to vote, and he agrees more than disagrees with Clinton.

“Clinton’s platform on racial justice is strong: It is informed by the policy failings of the past and is a vision for where we need to go,” Mckesson wrote.

Mckesson ran in the Democratic mayoral primary this spring in his native Baltimore, where he finished sixth.