#African

Mona Eltahawy

monaeltahawy

On #NakedAthena h/t @adriennemaree #NakedAthena https://twitter.com/monaeltahawy/status/1284915669675499520 Remember: in 2015, activists who were part of the Oakland-based organization BlackOUT Collective, donned the painted names of Black

Solomon King Benge

solomonking

At some point in 2002, I dropped out of my first semester (Kyambogo University) and never attended any school again.A thread on the perceived value(?) of university education versus the

gussa ✿

quakecarter

Anyways instead of putting down people in “red” states, let’s do something productive instead.Here’s a thread of BIPOC fighting for change within traditionally “red” states & how you can donate

1312 : 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐁

honeyrainfall

"name one time Trump was racist," Okay, I will1973: The Nixon administration sued Trump for refusing to rent to black people.1980s: Trump's casinos were accused of hiding the black staff

SambhavāmiYugeYuge (check pinned thread)

WindsOfChange72

#MiniThreadAs pointed out by @virapota African Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka points out how missionaries distorted Yoruba deities by calling them "Satan".Truschke insults Shri Ram. Her father in law is

ʟᴜʟᴜ ʟᴇ ᴍᴇᴡ☮︎

LuluLemew

Twitter removed a fake account for policy violations, pretending to be a Black Dem who switched to GOP— It had 15,000 followers—Only tweeted a few times—all this monthhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/26/race-divisions

Dr. Poppy Daniels

drpoppyBHRT

Today is May 29, 2020. There’s lots of things going on in the world & a lot today. But I would be remiss if I did not remind you of

tanu⁷ 𖧵⁵

24x7Heaven

Since some of y'all don't see the problem lemme explain A mathapatti that the kpop girls are often seen wearing and their stylist seem obssessed with is not just

Zalika U. Ibaorimi, M.A. (THE FINAL GIRL)

thinglygrammar

TW: rape BLACK HORROR: The PhantomThis week’s thread is about understanding the invisible and illegibility of Black women in Black literature,cinema and this worlding. Objects of Analysis:‘Silence of the Lambs’

Jennifer Cohn ✍🏻 📢

jennycohn1

Dominion Voting’s partner in Georgia is KnowInk, whose managing director is a former Republican election official (Scott Leinendecker) whose wife donated to @GaSecofState b4 Georgia announced its KnowInk/Dominion contracts. 1/https://www.

CLUB DE MANNEQUIN ♚

modelafrique

10 African hottest street styles by #ClubDeMannequinIn no particular other.#kroenkeout [THREAD] 1. Sudanese/Australian born model Adut akech bior(@adutakech1) warms up our hearts with this lovely oldies street look that leaves

Polena; short for Neo.

nthips90

I'm curious about y'alls book preferences. Let me do a thread. Which short stories would you read again, and again? Which debut novel would you rather? Which autobiography slapped harder?

dom 🖤 shooter for idle

sunflowersoyeon

before i begin, i would just like to say that i am black and i am speaking as a poc who has done research and spoken to people from other

sophon chirality

bedtimelit

let’s talk about aave aave/bev as “african” “american” vernacular “english”, as black english vernacular. specific dialects or habits of speaking the genocidal language of english, as constructed by, produced by

Kimberly D. Manning, MD

gradydoctor

1/I remember saying in a talk once: “Bad intentions aren’t a prerequisite for something to be considered a #microaggression.” Funny how our own words and lessons can come back to

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cryindivaa

Racism in Egyptian Media: Is Your Favorite Celebrity Racist? (Thread: 1/2) Let’s explain something clear before we get started. Saying the n word, blackface, making fun of Black people by