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Twitter Is Celebrating How Black Women Saved The Alabama Senate Race...And It's Long Overdue

By Rachaell Davis · Updated December 6, 2020
For the second time in just over a year, Black women have showed up and showed out at the polls when it mattered the most. Last-ditch efforts by politicians, celebrities, activists and everyone else not in favor of electing an accused sexual predator as the next Senator of Alabama proved victorious on Tuesday evening, as Democratic candidate Doug Jones defeated Republican candidate Roy Moore in what will surely go down as one of the most critical elections of our time.

Doug Jones just won the Alabama Senate election, becoming the first Democrat to hold an Alabama Senate seat in 25 years. #AlabamaSenateElection: https://t.co/bX1iy1FKl4 pic.twitter.com/Ud80s6gVtd

— ESSENCE (@Essence) December 13, 2017
Black voters were heavily predicted to be what made the difference in the outcome of the intense “special election,” and when it was all said and done, it was Black women who carried home the win for Jones. Final polling results for the Alabama Senate race revealed 98 percent of registered Black women voted in favor of Jones, while 93 percent of registered Black male voters supported Jones as well. Naturally, Twitter wasted no time reminding the world that this election is yet another victory brought to you largely in part by the #BlackGirlMagic originators, aka Black women.

black women of Alabama walking into work tomorrow knowing they defeated their MAGA coworkers. https://t.co/aUxxba3hkt

— uncle vaun. (@_Vaun) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/MuslimIQ/status/940792902338392065

Black women leaving the polling stations after saving our asses #AlabamaSenateElection pic.twitter.com/eN4xfDEJip

— Officer Goodsnatch (@kalenstar) December 13, 2017

Black Women tomorrow pic.twitter.com/rE4Etb9Wv3

— George M Johnson Garçon (@IamGMJohnson) December 13, 2017

Black Women voting in #AlabamaElection. pic.twitter.com/AN7y4ReOO4

— Anthony Dominic (@alloveranthony) December 13, 2017

It looks like these numbers are fluctuating (not very much) as the night goes on. But the narrative is the same.

Trust. Black. Women. https://t.co/9MMKq7Bjev

— Christina Coleman Mullen (@ChrissyCole) December 13, 2017

“Women of color” is often used to erase black women. https://t.co/i4KLxpBQRr

— Broderick (@BroderickGreer) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/mrbenjiweb/status/940792797321363460
https://twitter.com/MorganJerkins/status/940790457872846848
 
https://twitter.com/SymoneDSanders/status/940786157683728384

Thru all the racism, paternalism, and misogyny...We see you black women and we appreciate you.

— Lecrae (@lecrae) December 13, 2017

Black women are not political mules to be used every time a mediocre white candidate needs to win.

No amount of verbal appreciation will do us justice. Turn over the money, resources and power, then we can talk.

— Charlene A. Carruthers (@CharleneCac) December 13, 2017

Black women are what happens when God shows off and flexes his muscle. They will save the world if you let them. #AlabamaSenateElection

— Waiting To Oxtail (@CoreyPTownsend) December 13, 2017
You’re welcome, Doug Jones. Now if we could only get everyone to root for, hire, respect, celebrate, speak up for, and honor Black women like this all year round….