#Blackness

Ashtyn Bell (he/him)

ashtynabell

I'm a Black man married to a Gujarati woman (2nd gen). We're raising two black boys and are very clear about our thoughts on identity. We have discussed Kamala Harris

Tracy Deonn 💙⚔️♥️

tracydeonn

Which Black experience is that again.https://twitter.com/FiveFootFine/status/1252945623474634752 Also, which voice. All the gatekeeping. I'm TIRED. You know what I learned in my 20s? That monolithic Blackness is the damn Matrix. I

𝘬ꪖ𝘴𝘴𝓲ꫀ ♡

kassieacnh

anti-blackness is everywhere. even as a mixed black woman ive experienced anti blackness & colorism on both sides of my own family. people would fawn on me as a kid

simi

simimoonlight

Everytime there is a diaspora war on here, I truly want y'all to remember that the damaging effects of anti-blackness are global and widely spread. Africa may be the "motherland"

Jhumpa Bhattacharya

jhumpa_b

I’ve been talking a lot about the need to Center Black people in the makings of our economy, the legal system, social safety net & notions of safety. Why? Because

K.B.

kb50881

1.) Attention fence sitters! ADOS is not one in the same with FBA. The reasons are listed below: 1. Lineage is the foundation of the ADOS movement in our fight

Toren Chenault

PeaceLoveComics

Kamala Harris is not perfect. She has implemented policies that have hurt Black people as well as trans people, thats a fact. But she can grow.And the "is she black

Jordan Sumbu

JordanSumbu

Black French men had a hashtag “everything black except our women” that was going viral for years. Posting photos of themselves dressed in black next to their light skinned mixed,

Graham Robertson

_grahamr

When videos like the #AmyCooper incident come out, many non-Black folks often use them as opportunities to distance ourselves from anti-Black racism, to see ourselves as progressive or exceptional and

Araya

arayabaker

Anti-blackness in Asia wouldn't surprise you in the slightest, if you grew up as one of the few Black students in an academic track/school with a high proportion of AAPI

Iesha Small (“eye-ee-sha”)

ieshasmall

Not expecting ppl to always be polite in the face of what is actually repeated trauma over time. Non black partners of black ppl (incl NBPOC). You need to make

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

Cardi B. for VP

Naamenism

In high school I made the decision to identify as both African-American and Ethiopian-American because my parents may both be of African lineage but culturally the difference is staggering. My

jenn m. jackson

JennMJacksonPhD

Fuck the police today, tomorrow, and forever. Can we talk about the differences between police and policing? We engage in self-policing and community policing everyday. We establish norms and expectations

jenn m. jackson

JennMJacksonPhD

I really want white academics to chill on writing about Black lives right now. And also forever. Literally, leave us alone. You don't get it. You won't. There are other

Absurdistwords

absurdistwords

Racism is rooted in anti-Blackness.Anti-anti-Blackness = Pro Blackness.There's no way around it.https://twitter.com/RivetedSquirrel/status/1315138952752500736 To wit.If you are an arsonist and set a house on fire, eventually ceasing to