#BLACK

Mélise Marie

Meliseymo

Non-Black people, what have you done to risk your social capital, move beyond awareness and "conversations" and put your allyship in action? Or have you just been silently appreciating/ benefitting

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dani_charlton

The last few days I’ve been doing a lot of reading on how white people like me can support the black community. I’ve been making donations, but didn’t speak up

Alex Funderburke

AlexFunderburke

Thoughts are fresh so here's a thread. Anyone who knows me knows I don't watch movies. They just aren't my thing. With that being said I have seen almost all

Malaika Jabali

MalaikaJabali

she’s catching flack for this, but we cannot say black church goers are moderate/conservatives concerned about socialism on one hand and that they form a “meaningful[] religious left.” left refers

Christle Nwora, MD

ChristleNwora

Y’all want to know what it is like to be a Black med student? You hear the news of how Black people are being murdered. You read about how you

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semperdiced

1. It’s a frustrating line to walk. I don’t condone violence, looting, arson or riots. I also understand that when you feel like you are being murdered and no one

Well shit. What are y’all doin’?

katrinajax

You know, other reasons I hate the idea that poor Black kids don’t have educational role models (they do) is that it ignores 2 seminal moments in Black history. 1)

Toni Roche-Simmons

roche_toni

Another tweet coming on! This one is through anger. When women don't want to share their hard fought hard won spaces or sport's teams, including girls sports in schools and

Rayane

rayaneec3

why is all lives matter racist ? In July 13 2013 The Black lives matter movement started after the shooting and death of Trayvon Martin.Trayvon martin died just at 17

kiss of styx || no justice no peace

yakfrost

LRT listen no one asks "how are you black & lightskinned?" LMAO. What people DO ask is "what are you mixed with?" "are you hispanic?" or straight up just say

Jason Johnson

DrJasonJohnson

Everyone I know who's at all connected to the world is overcome with sadness and anger about the constant parade of black death (and attempted murder) and the equally sad

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guccidegrucci

uhhh anyone else feeling weird about this #BlackOutDay2020 that’s supposed to happen may 31? like a whole day where white people are silent on social media? and only black people

Octavia Butler knew...

NotNikyatu

Regarding giving Octavia her laurels in life, she died lonely, prematurely, having struggled financially most of her career:"Myisha Priest’s 2008 essay 'Salvation Is the Issue' documents the early and unnatural

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ninamonei

The claim that "everyone" saying they've experienced misogynoir from Black men means they are pathologically violent is interesting, because I've seen Black men talk about how they've been harmed by

Professor Fleming

alwaystheself

As a Black woman who did not publicly identify as bisexual until my 20s, my heart truly goes out to Andrew Gillum for feeling forced into this admission in such

Don’t Argue With Me If You Dont Have Any Citations

JamelTheCreator

Watching the real-time speech of Joe Biden's Crime Bill truly exposes the anti-Blackness laden in his 30-year approach to crime legislation. This is his political legacy. He was an ardent