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15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
By Dominique Hobdy · Updated January 19, 2022
01
Jamilah Lemieux

@JamilahLemieux

Tweets About: Pop culture, #BlackLivesMatter, Women’s issues

Memorable Tweet: “#Askacop I have a math question: if 1 Black man has zero guns, zero knives and 2 hands, how many bullets does it take to disarm him?”

15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
02
Deray Mckesson

@deray

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.”

15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
03
Feminista Jones

@FeministaJones

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.”

15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
04
Johnetta Elzie

@Nettaaaaaaaa

Tweets About: Police brutality, racism, pop culture, entertainment, women’s issues

Memorable Tweet: “Wanna see how racist your hometown is? Protest.”

15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
05
Michael Arceneaux

@youngsinick

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”

15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
06
Tracy Clayton

@brokeymcpoverty

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.”

15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
07
Awesomely Luvvie

@Luvvie

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.”

15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
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08
Demetria Lucas

@abelleinbk

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”

15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
09
April Reign

@reignofapril

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”

15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
10
Blair LM Kelley

@profblmkelley

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. ;)”

15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
11
Anthea Butler

@AntheaButler

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.”

15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
12
Crissle

@crissles

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”

15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
13
Kid Fury

@KidFury

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.”

15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
14
Goldie Taylor

@goldietaylor

Tweets About: Police brutality, news, women’s issues

Memorable Tweet: “CVS burns: Worldwide coverage. Six black churches burn: crickets.”

15 #BlackTwitter Voices to Follow Today
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