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Black Twitter is a force that many still don’t quite understand. And indeed, because of how dynamic it is, and how it does not constitute our traditional understanding of an organization, it may sometimes confuse people who are on the outside of it, looking in.
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That said, Black Twitter is a force to be reckoned with. It informs, it politicizes, it reacts, and it is here for issues concerning Black people in the United States and beyond. From Black Twitter, certain people have emerged as always being on the front lines of the most relevant issues – and are people you can trust to give you the details. Some are writers, while others are activists. Some focus on specific issues such as police brutality or Black women’s sociopolitical concerns, while some are involved in a plethora of public conversations involving race. But all are here to educate and make sure that we all stay woke to what is going on around us. Check out their Twitter bios for a better understanding of who they are.
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/624990802050187265
https://twitter.com/FeministaJones/status/624984578839715841
https://twitter.com/SonofBaldwin/status/624365972636438528
https://twitter.com/PoCBeauty/status/624316913590538240
https://twitter.com/thetrudz/status/624915113296814080
https://twitter.com/Russian_Starr/status/625001497324089344
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