verified: 2016 | blk & queer, raised on jesus & oprah | prof:
@usc
| author: see link | fmr prez:
@nabjlaofficial
, host:
@fantipodcast
| blessing in no disguise
tellin you right now, i donβt have it in me for kanye to (actually) run for president. nope.
the idea of having to critique his policy, analyze coverage whatever fuckery heβs saying this week. real discussion of kim kardashian becoming first lady.
iβm out. iβm out. no, iβm out.
A room full of white men just told its 70% Black workforce that it canβt use its voice.
Based on an argument about the first amendment. And the freedoms of the flag.
Oh. Ok.
Breaking News: NFL owners agreed to a new national anthem policy: Teams will be fined if players kneel on the field or sidelines, though players will be allowed to stay in the locker room if they choose.
For mad conservatives who feel like Roseanne should be able to tweet what she wants and keep her show βbecause: first amendmentβ...
Where were you when Black men wanted to be able to take a knee and not be reprimanded for it by the NFL?
Iβll hold for how βthis is different...β
Racism shows up in many forms.
Sure the machine canβt read African hair. But people made the machine, ppl calibrated its capabilities, ppl approved for use.
Ppl didnβt think it was important to be able to read Black passengersβ hair types? Ppl didnβt find value in that.
An airport body scanner called millimeter wave machines canβt read certain type of hairs or hairstyles, like afros, braids, twists, locks, curls, ponytails and buns.
Watching Rachel
@maddow
not even be able to speak, but literally break down crying talking about Trumpβs latest development of βtender ageβ detainment of seemingly infants to toddlers has me a little shaken, sad, and disturbed.
why this *could* be fake:
a) there are already expectations that there wonβt be another debate
b) itβs close enough to the election that essentially the campaign could be over for him
c) no one will be asking about white supremacy, his taxes, his finances or anything else.
To be clear: a rich, privileged, powerful white man just got βtriedβ in court that ended in him being found not guilty β with overwhelming evidence to the contrary, a jury that was skewed in his favor before hearing a word.
This is America in its truest, most familiar form.
so now we find out that amy cooper not only made the call we saw saying that she was being threatened in central park, but she also made a second 911 call saying heβd assaulted her.
what if christian hadnβt filmed it? heβd be in jail for attacking her.
What he said:
Black unemployment is at a record low.
What I heard:
Obama's policies have been working for years and I'm proud to take credit for it.
#SOTU
meghan markleβs new spotify podcast is good. first episode with serena williamsβ¦ edited beautifully, meghanβs got a great voice and vibe. expert input.
iβm into it.
i would love it if this will & jada tea opened up the conversation about how couples need to design relationships that work for them and what they want, and not just the relationships other people think they should have.
THATβS WHAT IT IS!!
Elizabeth Warren has the energy of a former special needs teacher!
Itβs a hyper-patient, gentle, passionate care for whatever it is sheβs working on/doing/talking about.
The lightbulb just went on for me.
#DemDebate
If you missed the last half hour of the
#ESPYs
, you missed one of the most powerful award show moments I think Iβve seen.
100+ women victimized by Larry Nassar (the gymnastics pedophile doctor) walked out on stage and received the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage.
Moment.
My mentions/DMs are lit up with this video coming back as a
#TwitterMomentOfTheDecade
.
Itβs a story Iβll never forget breaking, but it was also an omen of things to come.
Things can be plain, clear, βperfectβ even, yet we argue about what they are.
These moments make you think about how elections have consequences.
If you can look me in the face and tell me you think Donald Trump is handling coronavirus in a better way than Hillary Clinton wouldβve youβre a goddamn idiot.
Thing Iβm not supposed to admit:
I turned on the
#SOTU
, and then very quickly turned it off. Itβs just too anxiety-inducing to listen to him talk for an hour about how great he thinks he is.
Call it self-care, but Iβll just have to tune in for all the analysis.
Whereβs Chicago PD Superintendent Eddie Johnsonβs angry, emotional press conf abt his officers who attacked, tased this Black CHILD in school?
Where the bill for the investigation that revealed their misconduct, their lies, filing a false police report?
Where
@ChicagosMayor
?
So it turns out the Chicago Police Department lied when they said two police officers didn't push & drag a 16-year-old girl down a set of stairs, punch her, tase her, then hold her down as they stomped on her chest.
Cause they did and there's video.
now iβm getting push alerts from a news outlet.
2020 you are utter trash.
utter trash.
hot-on-fire-dumpster-fire ass trash.
the opposite of cardiβs horchata.
uggggggggggggghh.
Lord. Taraji is on InstaStory comparing R. Kelly to Harvey Weinstein, as if R. Kelly is being treated unfairly.
What is life? π€¦πΎββοΈπ€¦π½ββοΈπ€¦πΏββοΈ
here's the thing:
be mad that kamala's "a cop." don't like policy positions, say she feels too (insert whatever tf here). go on and on.
but when it comes down to options before us, I'm going to have that Black woman's back in november.
period.
politicize her death.
itβs what she would want.
ruth bader ginsburg literally chose to die in office to resist having her seat taken in retirement.
iβm devastated.
I'm so sorry to learn that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed away. She was a tireless advocate for women's rights and progressive causes throughout her life.
The Senate must not be allowed to replace her until the next president is sworn into office.
iβm not giving you thoughtful analysis on ho kanyeβs workout plan w obamacare is prevention.
iβm not discussing his political evolution from βgeorge bush dont care about black peopleβ to maga.
iβm not thinking about how the white house could lowkey use a kris jenner renovation.
which dc jail is filled to capacity with these terrorists, arrested for attacking this country, looting our βsacredβ grounds, and trespassing our capitol?
iβm grateful for a guilty verdict. we also have to appreciate how low the bar is that we held our breath after *that video, *that defense, *that prosecution and most didnβt feel confident weβd see accountability.
weβre relieved, but this is not resolved. weβve a long way to go.
iβm not having conversations around βwhat does this do with his relationship with trump?β
we arenβt considering what him divesting from that shitshow of a clothing line would look like for fashion. donβt even get me started on the shoes.
yβall donβt pay me enough for this.
i love that she repeatedly include indigiwnous people amongst black, latino, & asian. so many people leave out native people in the range of people of color.
#demconvention
For context, Channing Dungey, the executive at ABC who approved Roseanneβs reboot, and subsequent cancellation, is a Black woman.
Sheβs already taken heat for approving the show, and now this. Iβm stunned, honestly.
for me,
@lizzo
βs live concert doc puts her at a new level. this stage show is beautifully produced, sexy, kind, thoughtful about its energy, w/
@missyelliott
,
@iamcardib
, &
@sza
features that are so full of love and joy. and sis is singing live throughout.
a whole bit about five, now sixβ¦white people complaining about never having won an emmyβ¦ in a show where halfway thru no(?) person of color has won anything. but all kinds of poc have presented, danced, voice-overed, djβd, hostedβ¦
itβs just so rich.
::heavy sigh::
dear white people: when your black & brown friends tell you theyβre tired of fighting for justice, accountability, equality, equity... donβt tell them βbut you just have to keep fighting.β
no, *you* have to (keep) fight(ing).
Do the police ever show up to a scene and say βthis isnβt a job for us, heβs asleep in a car...β and leave?
Not when itβs Black folks.
Youβre a *trained* officer and you canβt read the fuckin room? WTF are we paying you for?
So tired of this shit.
#DefundThePolice
Reminder: when the world was crumbling around us, we were scared to go outside and had little else to turn to... we looked to artists and creators to entertain and encourage and inspire us, journalists to inform us, and βessential workersβ to literally keep us alive.