Tweets About: Police brutality, politics, civil rights, pop culture
Memorable Tweet: “There’s a tendency to push black folk into this immediate “healing” phase without acknowledging the actual trauma.”
Tweets About: Police brutality, race relations, pop culture, international news
Memorable Tweet: “If 234 White girls from the UK were kidnapped, we’d know their names, favorite subjects in school, hobbies, and there’d be a benefit concert.”
Tweets About: Police brutality, racism, pop culture, entertainment, women’s issues
Memorable Tweet: “Wanna see how racist your hometown is? Protest.”
Tweets About: Pop culture, politics and reality TV
Memorable Tweet: “A white man is confronted about him murdering a teenager and he flips it on Black people. Shonda Rhimes: nailed it. #ScandaI”
Tweets About: Entertainment, politics, race relations, random humorous happenings
Memorable Tweet: “all these press conferences urging people not to get violent. know what helps people not be violent? not killing their friends & family.”
Tweets About: Awards shows, Social injustice, TV shows, including her all-time favorite, Scandal.
Memorable Tweet: “We cannot speak up about any and everything bad that happens in the world. We can choose our battles but some of yall ain’t even in the ring.”
Tweets About: Entertainment, women’s issues, relationships
Memorable Tweet: “Black folk will include everyone, end up excluded, and be confused about how and why it happened. #BETAwards”
Tweets About: Race, politics, pop culture, creator of #OscarsSoWhite hashtag
Memorable Tweet: “Not sure what @starbucks was thinking. I don’t have time to explain 400 years of oppression to you & still make my train. #RaceTogether”
Tweets About: Black history, education, politics, pop culture
Memorable Tweet: “So I suggest that we tweet #WeHelpOurselves with names of black women who made a way for us. Let’s change the conversation. ;)”
Tweets About: Race relations, police brutality, award shows, pop culture
Memorable Tweet: “#RachelDolezal had to get rid of her pubic hair, explain her areolas and keep a succession of bad wigs and weaves. That’s work.”
Tweets About: Feminism, racism, police brutality, pop culture
Memorable Tweet: “‘if Bruce can be transgender then rachel can be Black” – people who haven’t read a book since high school”
Tweets About: Pop culture, racism, all things Beyoncé, entertainment
Memorable Tweets: “”Go back to Africa” shows how stupid racist people are. You hopped on boats and came here too. Only difference is you MADE us come with you.”
Tweets About: Politics, Black issues, women’s issues
Memorable Tweet: “Beautiful Bree makes a good case for Black girl fitness-neva know when you have to climb a poll & tear some racists ish down #FreeBree”
Tweets About: Police brutality, news, women’s issues
Memorable Tweet: “CVS burns: Worldwide coverage. Six black churches burn: crickets.”
