It's @BMatB taking the @tigerinstemm handle - partly in the preparation for some discussions in and around Pride month, and partly because silence is deafening. #BlackLivesMatter
There are many aspects of our culture that are racist, & white people (like myself) benefit, at the cost of many others. It is simply not enough to say "I am not a racist" - we have to listen & stand up, together with our colleagues, amplify their voices and create lasting change
Listen to @i_jayas https://twitter.com/i_jayas/status/1267065418063233024
Listen to @madina_wane https://twitter.com/madina_wane/status/1266330244081999872
Listen to @seis_matters https://twitter.com/seis_matters/status/1266654442356703232
Listen to @erinmaochu https://twitter.com/erinmaochu/status/1266608977799974912
Listen to @astronaia https://twitter.com/astronaia/status/1266762553956409349
Listen to @hood_naturalist https://twitter.com/hood_naturalist/status/1266963540902055937
Tune into @BlackAFinSTEM https://twitter.com/BlackAFinSTEM/status/1266349482846965761
Listen to @DrNiiAddy, and remember about this 'under discussed' extra load that our Black colleagues do to support people in their communities, fight racism, AND also do the same job that white colleagues do https://twitter.com/DrNiiAddy/status/1266896860121366530
Listen to @marcus_phd https://twitter.com/marcus_phd/status/1266374431934275585
There are many many more Black voices that we need to amplify, and to support. We have to bring their voices to the table, listen to them, support them to move their ideas forward, enable them to make decisions, and collectively we will move towards better future.
Listen to @NicolaRollock https://twitter.com/NicolaRollock/status/1266781245796728832
Listen to @HendrattaAli https://twitter.com/HendrattaAli/status/1266923476398587905
Tune in and listen to @BLACKSTEMUSA https://twitter.com/BLACKSTEMUSA/status/1267081649390567426
Listen to @oartezey https://twitter.com/oartezey/status/1266854494324682752
Listen to @DrRubidium https://twitter.com/DrRubidium/status/1267042384786984963
Listen to @EstOdek https://twitter.com/EstOdek/status/1266895937240268800
Listen to @bjmarlin (the video is two parts, as threaded, both are worth listening to!) https://twitter.com/bjmarlin/status/1266837757336399875
Listen to @scarlett_jazmin https://twitter.com/scarlett_jazmin/status/1266794343404371969
Listen to @KrisAlex95 - solidarity is powerful https://twitter.com/KrisAlex95/status/1266883167778222080
Listen to @luke_kristopher https://twitter.com/luke_kristopher/status/1266635186030227456
Listen to @IBJIYONGI https://twitter.com/IBJIYONGI/status/1266842436485218305?s=19
This tweet back in the thread annoys me slightly - it's not right.

The tables we have right now are not good enough. We need new tables.

The system we have right now has baked in racism and colonialism. https://twitter.com/tigerinstemm/status/1267075042241908737?s=19
Listen to @itsafronomics https://twitter.com/itsafronomics/status/1267072772108423168?s=19
Listen to @Afro_Herper https://twitter.com/Afro_Herper/status/1267094563807571969?s=19
Listen to @michaelsulu https://twitter.com/michaelsulu/status/1260688365294403585?s=19
Listen to @ScientistSymone https://twitter.com/ScientistSymone/status/1267098802961420288?s=19
Listen to @BerondaM https://twitter.com/BerondaM/status/1266338393157500928?s=19
Listen to @IshmailSaboor https://twitter.com/IshmailSaboor/status/1266909373034610688?s=19
Listen and tune into @whynotadoc https://twitter.com/whynotadoc/status/1266801634870472704?s=19
Meet @Ranger_Bri https://twitter.com/Ranger_Bri/status/1267082491829129221?s=19
Listen to @Abebab https://twitter.com/Abebab/status/1153079909088034816
Listen to @KalwantBhopal https://twitter.com/KalwantBhopal/status/1092071199742611456
Listening and highlighting Black voices, across academia both in the UK and beyond, highlights that in terms of racism, as I started, remains. The "silence is deafening".

We are not in a post racial society.
Racism is overt. Racism is subtle. Racism is built in.
Listen to @terrancelgreen https://twitter.com/terrancelgreen/status/1266357481904713728
Listen to @Tasia1409 https://twitter.com/Tasia1409/status/1267080183250661376
If you are reading these feeds - we have many amazing Black colleagues in academia.

They are being individually, and collectively, impacted by the clear and apparent racism, both in 'real life' and in academia.

As allies, we must listen and do better.
These issues of racism are acute in the US right now.

Yet, they have always been there.

They create and sustain structural disadvantages for our Black colleagues to survive, let alone thrive.
Follow @AlHendiify - he's currently amplifying so many voices right now, and sharing his awesome journey https://twitter.com/AlHendiify/status/1267165394906775552
Listen to @keshawnrants https://twitter.com/keshawnrants/status/1266673865255723008
Listen to @TanaDJoseph https://twitter.com/TanaDJoseph/status/1266805697213333504
Listen to @C_Poku93 https://twitter.com/C_Poku93/status/1207576575144857601
Listen to @astrotoya https://twitter.com/astrotoya/status/1266981917578203136
Listen to @Kolie_Yola - when someone suggests that 'racism is a mental health issue' - đŸ˜Č https://twitter.com/Kolie_Yola/status/1267122391244836865
Listen to @Ti_Enjoli https://twitter.com/Ti_Enjoli/status/1267097782143406081
Listen to @Sasha_Melanated https://twitter.com/Sasha_Melanated/status/1266724882420846592
Please can you follow @that_astro_chic - in addition to calling out this utterly terrible behaviour of others - is an awesome astrochemist https://twitter.com/That_Astro_Chic/status/1266854259661910017
Listen to @RackebT https://twitter.com/RackebT/status/1267141201129594881
Listen to @safiya_alpheus https://twitter.com/safiya_alpheus/status/1267168653407109121?s=19
"It gets kinda lonely being the only black geologist in the group but this hashtag is connecting me to my community" - Listen to @kprince868 https://twitter.com/kprince868/status/1267140762652688385?s=19
Listen to @ravenscimaven https://twitter.com/ravenscimaven/status/1267162923392282624?s=19
Are you listening? Good.

Are you following more Black people? Better.

Have you thought about how racism impacts your day life, how it privilege sustains it and how people are rendered unequal? Even better.

Are you making steps to correct this wrong? Now we are talking...
Not only are there loads of fab people in this thread (and I will be adding more today too), so scroll up and down, hit that follow button.

You can also have a look through @EstOdek 's moment and follow more Black people: https://twitter.com/EstOdek/status/1266762998951170049?s=19
Listen to this powerful thread by @shengokai https://twitter.com/shengokai/status/1267208393783197698?s=19
Listen to @6Gems https://twitter.com/6Gems/status/1267301661187293184?s=19
Listen to @RobTheodore https://twitter.com/RobTheodore/status/1266680197748789250?s=19
Listen to @ch_nira - who is currently curating @MinoritySTEM https://twitter.com/MinoritySTEM/status/1267410291115134976
Listen to @ivanividivici https://twitter.com/ivanividivici/status/1267434059610951681
Listen to @Arrianna_Planey https://twitter.com/Arrianna_Planey/status/1267457668932911104
Listen to @DrFuraha_Asani https://twitter.com/DrFuraha_Asani/status/1267455438980812800
Read this important thread from @iamstarnord

Listen to @iamstarnord
Reflect on what @iamstarnord is, and has been, saying
Support @iamstarnord https://twitter.com/iamstarnord/status/1267460631583744002
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