#BlackLivesMatter

Dave Chappelle released a raw, powerful special about the murder of George Floyd and police brutality. https://t.co/qjy7Uygx8Y

— Nerdist (@nerdist) June 19, 2020

Be gentle with yourself 💙 If you're in crisis, we're here 24/7 to support you at: 866.488.7386 or text/chat https://t.co/hxtScqt870 📲
🎨 art by @imcwote 🎨#lgbtq+ #trans pic.twitter.com/CFXVVCzkSD

— The Trevor Project (@TrevorProject) June 19, 2020

I think most Christians would agree that Satan is an important part of Christian history, but if you put up a bunch of statues of him in your church, people might start to make assumptions about who you worship and what ideals you glorify 🤷🏻‍♂️

— Andy Ryan (@AndyBoyStory) June 16, 2020

#BreonnaTaylor#BreonnaTaylor#BreonnaTaylor#BreonnaTaylor

RT. Share. #SayHerName.
Remind @GovAndyBeshear @LMPD @louisvillemayor that we want #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor #JusticeForBreonna. #BreonnaTaylor#BreonnaTaylor#BreonnaTaylor#BreonnaTaylor pic.twitter.com/Jg1qzVZN02

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) June 18, 2020

being asked to do a few things recently like wear a mask, be anti racist, stand up for trans rights and not be a sexual predator and boy is it easy

— john (@mrjohndarby) June 18, 2020

for reference: a list of agents looking for Black writers https://t.co/1ITVyfqCNg

— Grace Li (@gracedli) June 17, 2020

To Kill A Mockingbird–it centers the white gaze https://t.co/zDOM1Z4aXW

— ZR/Zabé Ellor (@ZREllor) June 14, 2020

Huge Peaceful Defund The Police Protest Making It’s Way Down Market Street In Old City Philadelphia. More on ⁦@FOX29philly⁩ At 10. pic.twitter.com/UA5Fk2L4lf

— Dawn Timmeney (@DawnFox29) June 13, 2020

From the wonderful socially distanced peaceful #blacklivesmatter protest in St Albans.

I like it! pic.twitter.com/W6E8TuM82M

— 🐟carol hedges (@carolJhedges) June 13, 2020

For a moment I thought I hadn’t been tuned in enough to the protests to not know about this, but it’s new. He was killed last night. https://t.co/oU0QbVVOti

— Lily 😷 sells custom masks! (@LilyMeade) June 13, 2020

It’s so insane that Minneapolis stopped getting coverage after the fires died out.

The city hasn’t stopped protesting, at all.

This is the scene outside the police union headquarters right now. Thousands of people.

🎥: @Rebelutionary_Z pic.twitter.com/X6yh25pTxc

— Read Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (@JoshuaPotash) June 12, 2020

Breonna Taylor’s murderers have still not been charged and are still employed by @LMPD.

It’s also a crime to falsify police records. https://t.co/t6QWh9WMh2

— Ryan Marino (@RyanMarino) June 13, 2020

For my LGBTQ+ friends:

I see you. You are valid, and loved, and beautiful in your existence.

No one can take that from you, though they may try.

You are loved.

— Kelli🎶The Opera Geek (@TheOperaGeek) June 12, 2020

When my parents were born it was illegal for them to be married to each other. My siblings and I are the first legal generation of mixed kids in America. The issues we're talking about today are real & lasting; they didn't disappear on Juneteenth when the last of us was freed. https://t.co/tBpygzbRht

— Bet Hucks (@RomanAegyptiaca) June 12, 2020

you wanna get radicalized, be a lunch lady and get told you must throw away a child's hot meal and replace it with a barebones "meal" of white milk and cheese on white bread, all in front of their friends, b/c the child has "debt." and if you pay for it yourself, you're fired. https://t.co/pl7IuGhgDD

— vince (@faggy_dyke) June 12, 2020

BREAKING: The Trump administration just finalized a rule that would remove nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people in health care and health insurance.

— NPR (@NPR) June 12, 2020

My 7 year old can't believe that police don't go to law school. "Their whole job is the law, that doesn't make sense." No shit kid, go to bed.

— Edgar Blackmon (@edgarblackmon) June 11, 2020

I don't know why these images have disappeared from our TLs, but the #BlackLivesMatter protests have not stopped.

Dozens happened around the world today. This is Boston 👇 pic.twitter.com/9FAyEcxaj9

— Read Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (@JoshuaPotash) June 11, 2020

Anyone using #ChokeholdMitch, please consider donating to his kick-ass opponent @AmyMcGrathKY. She pulled slightly ahead in recent polls and roughly 17% are still undecided. #VoteOutTheGOP https://t.co/0Me71QSJYW

— Liane (@liane_kbergs) June 11, 2020

Black Lives Matter protests are essentially a national exorcism.

If seeing them makes you rage and shake and froth at the mouth, maybe you’ve got a demon in you.

— Victor LaValle (@victorlavalle) June 11, 2020

It's thursday! BLM is still going, Trans rights are human rights and Breonna still didn't get her justice

— 🌛I Simp The Night🌜🏳️‍🌈 (@BlackSalander) June 11, 2020

The KKK has killed, or incited the killing, of thousands of people over its history. They are active, violent terrorists. And yet these cops aren't wearing body armor or shields, aren't using batons on them, aren't macing them or firing teargas at them. https://t.co/hyYfmqJJ5p

— N. K. Jemisin (@nkjemisin) June 10, 2020

What happened in Georgia yesterday was by design.

Voter suppression is a threat to our democracy. pic.twitter.com/XDyeabKFoc

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 10, 2020

Mississippi lawmakers drafting resolution to take Confederate emblem off state flag: report https://t.co/tp38kUhlnW pic.twitter.com/DaW8JSWBjo

— The Hill (@thehill) June 9, 2020

✨Trans rights are human rights ✨

— Nat (@natnatart) June 10, 2020

If you think your vote doesn’t matter ask yourself why the most powerful people in the world spend so much time money and effort trying to suppress it

— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) June 10, 2020

No arrests have been made for the death of #BreonnaTaylor, who was killed in her home by a hail of bullets from @LMPD officers, who were in the wrong house.

Continue to #SayHerName.

RT to get others onboard for #JusticeForBreonna. @louisvillemayor @GovAndyBeshear pic.twitter.com/nzQXdcXNDw

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) June 10, 2020

Psst. It’s over a week later. #BlackLivesMatter is still relevant.

The protests are still going and stronger than EVER.

KEEP PROTESTING. KEEP DONATING. KEEP UPLIFTING VOICES. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES AND ARTISTS.

We are just getting started. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽

— Mac n’ Chise 🧬🦠🧫 (@sailorrooscout) June 9, 2020

This rules, actually https://t.co/xyF2d4zsbn

— 👁️𝚃𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚘𝚛 𝙷𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗👁️ (@slimyswampghost) June 10, 2020

After waiting 3 hours, Ron Clark said he was unable to vote in Atlanta because poll workers didn't know how to use new machines. “Right know I just feel like a lot of people are doubting the strength and the effectiveness of democracy in our country.” https://t.co/Zu2V93iMEX

— Matea Gold (@mateagold) June 9, 2020

Reports as many as 25+ Gwinnett precincts didn’t have machines or other equipment up and ready to go at 7am. In some cases no scanners , or printers , or paper . That’s about 20% of precincts in county (156 in total). @wsbtv

— Tony Thomas (@TonyThomasWSB) June 9, 2020

This is how I, a 45-year-old white woman and mother of 6, currently at her peak Karen power, went from assuming police work was a necessary part of functional communities, to becoming a passionate advocate for #abolishthepolice #defundthepolice, over the course of one week.

1/x

— Gabrielle Blair (@designmom) June 8, 2020

🤔 pic.twitter.com/VoFWMI9cLs

— David Harewood (@DavidHarewood) June 9, 2020

I’m sorry but I need #GAVoterSuppression to go viral. Once again, my location Cross Keys High School, is down. People have been waiting since 7am. Machines down and no provisional ballots on site. #BLMprotest #BLM #BlackLivesMatter #VoterSuppression pic.twitter.com/DB9fLd3YbQ

— De Popuweh Pin🇧🇧 (@TheHonorRebel) June 9, 2020

if "all lives matter" why won't you wear a mask at the grocery store?

— mark glick (@anxietymachine) June 8, 2020

Protesters Say Statue Tripped, Fell Into Water

— Paul Musgrave (@profmusgrave) June 7, 2020

Boom pic.twitter.com/7BBgMqhNSq

— B. Dave Walters: I Say Words About Things (@BDaveWalters) June 8, 2020

**whispers**

Police in Ireland are unarmed (no guns. Batons and mace only)…and you're not allowed to be an officer in your home town OR home county in case…you know…bias.

Just saying. Not saying it would work here…but other systems work.

— Maria Tureaud (@Maria_Tureaud) June 8, 2020

I feel this in my soul pic.twitter.com/zalHczJ0s1

— Krystina Arielle 🦖 (@KrystinaArielle) June 7, 2020

Those of us privileged enough to not fight our whole lives will be exhausted and frustrated and irritated and just want this to be "over" but it won't be over until #BlackLivesMattter just as much as shitty abusive white police officers' AND THEN SOME.

However long it takes. https://t.co/MHrrAFtiHO

— DON'T SKIP THE SECOND SHOT (@jslipchi) June 7, 2020

End qualified immunity.
End civil asset forfeiture.
End the drug war.
End overcriminalization.
End no-knock warrants.
End militarization of police.
End mandatory minimums.

— Justin Amash (@justinamash) June 7, 2020

"Defund the police? Impossible!" they cried as they defunded education, healthcare, social security, welfare, planned parenthood, public transit…

— Andrew *Yang is an actual twat* Nguyen (@batwingdings) June 7, 2020

no surprise my favorite photos from this week came out of Richmond pic.twitter.com/KurBi1c8U4

— ct (@ceee_teee) June 6, 2020

there aren’t hitler statues scattered across germany and somehow we still know about the holocaust. tear down the statues.

— maybe: diane (@dianelyssa) June 7, 2020

I can’t get over this. Protesters in DC have turned Trump’s disgusting White House fence into this 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/b83DSVMIMf

— Read Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (@JoshuaPotash) June 7, 2020

Not sure if the link will preview, but this is a fantastic video visually explaining how systemic racism from generations back affects each generation since #blacklivesmatter https://t.co/R4gYJGqXV2

— 🦦🌈 Hanley Brady ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼 (@HanleyBrady) June 7, 2020

Protesters gather along “Black Lives Matter Plaza” just down the street from the White House. pic.twitter.com/ycOfnD7HWM

— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) June 6, 2020

I know there's *a lot* going on.

One thing getting lost in the mix is Mitch McConnell moving at "warp speed," as one expert put it, to put his 38-year-old protege into a lifetime seat on the nation's 2nd-most powerful court who's been hostile to the ACA. https://t.co/mnHqqxiw75

— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) June 5, 2020

Another thing, when the world goes back to normal put black people in non-protest/race related films. How about a Rom-Com, or an adventure film, or a thriller…or just a black person in literally ANYTHING where they're just being a person.

— Nick Bouier (Like a Jodeci adlib) (@NickBouier) June 4, 2020

Hundreds are now marching in #Escondido. This is happening in the downtown area near city hall, police are facilitating. pic.twitter.com/sz6MKperle

— Matt Hoffman (@MHoffmam) June 5, 2020

NEW: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says the city is banning officers from using tear gas for the next 30 days.

There has been blowback over how the gas is being used and rising public health concerns about the potential contribution to coronavirus spread. https://t.co/7vS8aYtkQs

— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) June 5, 2020

i see people saying “don’t gay shame lindsey graham” lol why would anyone shame him being gay and hiring male escorts and making them call him lady g is probably the only cool thing about him he should be shamed for everything else tho

— your own personal jesus (@Kappa_Kappa) June 5, 2020

rt if a black womxn has ever protected you or made you feel safe in their presence.
rt if a black womxn has defended and uplifted you.

— Kemi (they/them) (@melanatedmomma) June 5, 2020

I don’t want to live in a world where justice depends on whether or not the Twitter video goes viral enough to reach the mayor https://t.co/cPoMu8mQ0e

— Brett _______ (@BrettRedacted) June 5, 2020

#BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/OQg6977n5r

— Muriel Bowser (@MurielBowser) June 5, 2020

Apparently the police just didn't show up tonight for the curfew protest in #oakland and guess what happened?

Dancing. And according to other tweets from reporters, peacefully dispersed. Imagine that. https://t.co/ULyxSiHoGK

— Very Legal (@egrtravels) June 4, 2020

Dear White America,
As difficult and disturbing as it is to see police officers using violent and excessive force to subdue peaceful protesters, do NOT look away! If these images make your blood boil… welcome to the struggle.

Sincerely,
Kunta pic.twitter.com/v5d8jUNOzD

— LeVar Burton (@levarburton) June 5, 2020

IT TOOK ALL 50 STATES, THE AMISH, KPOP STANS, 13 OTHER COUNTRIES, WITCHES, ANONYMOUS, THE LGBT COMMUNITY, CELEBRITIES, STAN TWITTER, PEOPLE OF COLOR, WHITE ALLIES & BATMAN TO GET 2ND DEGREE MURDER AND THE THREE COPS ARRESTED AND WE HAD THE PRESIDENT & MILITARY AGAINST US, MY GOD

— ♛ Bella ♛ (@rauhling_bizzle) June 3, 2020

And please don’t forget about Darnella Frazier, a child who risked her own life and her mental health to make sure George Floyd’s murder was recorded.https://t.co/lJkmblZgOw

— 🧁Andy (@cupcakeandy) June 4, 2020

NYC Has Become A Dystopian Novel: What Happened After 8pm Curfew

I’ve been to many protests and marches during my life, but I’ve never seen anything like what we experienced last night.

I think everyone around the country and world needs to understand what’s happening here. pic.twitter.com/kWdgdLxZ6M

— Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) June 3, 2020

WATCH: Barack Obama: "I want to speak directly to the young men and women of color in this country."

Obama: "I want you to know that you matter. I want you to know that your lives matter. That your dreams matter." pic.twitter.com/CvpUBXZi5a

— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) June 3, 2020

.@YelloPain explains in a 4min educational rap why votes for congress & judges matter in a big way #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/5jauzDr328 via @YouTube

— 🦦🌈 Hanley Brady ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼 (@HanleyBrady) June 4, 2020

Man creates new Twitter account, only posts Trump tweets word for word, gets banned rapidly https://t.co/PNLokEw8oQ

— Drew Curtis (@DrewCurtis) June 3, 2020

BREAKING: Three Minneapolis Police officers at scene of George Floyd's killing will be charged with aiding and abetting murder; Derek Chauvin will now be charged with second-degree murder (via @smontemayor): https://t.co/slFOdHZlf9

— Mark Vancleave (@MDVancleave) June 3, 2020

They have the power to stop and choose not to. https://t.co/oiHu3xBR2v

— Sparrow || Mikollopria "Ouch…Why did…We do that?" (@Sparrow626) June 3, 2020

My mom was shot in the face with a flash bang by San Diego PD today around noon. She works for the city of San Diego and was told to leave her work due to the protest. Police in riot gear shot my mom and at her coworkers as they left their office building outside.

— Saul (@teenhankgst) June 1, 2020

Meanwhile, here in the US, our govt is enforcing strict curfews and employing unimaginable resources to violently suppress an uprising that simply wants the police to stop killing unarmed Black people. #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #JusticeforBreonnaTaylor

— Randy Ribay (@randyribay) June 3, 2020

Police have made at least 5,600 arrests during protests against police violence and racial injustice, reports @AP.

They have not arrested any officers involved #BreonnaTaylor’s killing or 3 of the 4 officers involved in the death of #GeorgeFloyd. pic.twitter.com/owJEqLf5Fb

— AJ+ (@ajplus) June 2, 2020

PEOPLE AT HOME: if you're not going out on the streets to protest, you're not limited to helping via petitions & donations (although those are important/worthwhile)

any successful protest NEEDS some people to stay home in order to fulfill the following roles:

— ryro 🦇 (@gendervamp) May 31, 2020

pic.twitter.com/3eODHSU7eX

— Melissa Ann Singer (@maseditor) June 2, 2020

It’s OK if you can’t focus.
It’s OK if you can’t be “productive.”
It’s OK if you feel overwhelmed.
It’s OK if you’re exhausted.
It’s OK if you’re confused.

You’re human, and these are unparalleled times. Take care of yourself. The world needs you for the fight ahead.

— Raquel Willis (@RaquelWillis_) June 2, 2020

Saw on facebook a visual comparison of the MAGA vs #BLMprotest pic.twitter.com/PZ5talW4tu

— 🦦🌈 Hanley Brady ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼 (@HanleyBrady) June 2, 2020

Here’s a start of what Congress can do to address the epidemic of police brutality:
• Create a national database of officers who've used excessive force and ban their hiring
• Stop giving military weapons to police departments
• Require transparency in police records & budgets

— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) June 1, 2020

pic.twitter.com/Ulg20W9hyR

— leslie (@Lesnxx) June 1, 2020

For those keeping score at home:

The President refused to invoke the Defense Production Act to mobilize and save lives quickly against COVID-19.

But he didn't hesitate to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act to deploy the military on American streets against protests.

— Graham Brookie (@GrahamBrookie) June 1, 2020

If you are Black and applying/going to/in med school, I can look over app materials, answer ?s about any part of the process/training, talk about student loan management and other financial concerns for doctors, etc. Please boost b/c I mainly follow writer ppl on here!! DMs open

— Robin St. Clare (@clarewrites) June 1, 2020

It's time for school curriculums to stop requiring To Kill a Mockingbird. Teach All American Boys or The Hate U Give instead. Teach Dear Martin or Stamped or Ghost Boys. Teach Black authors.

— Ellen 오 Oh (@ElloEllenOh) June 1, 2020

Y’all got to understand, it’s a build up.
The government only sees the tip
#GeorgeFloydProtests pic.twitter.com/Yrq2rEHAWU

— Mu’ 🇨🇩🇺🇸 (@MusauEsther2) May 31, 2020

Look. If you were protesting support your immune system this morning. Put those clothes in the washing machine, hydrate, take your vitamins or whatever you do for immune support, rest. Take your temp. Check for symptoms.Stress makes you more vulnerable to illness. Stay vigilant.

— jamey hatley (@jameyhatley) May 31, 2020

This looks pretty damn non-violent to me. Why tear gas 1000’s who are peacefully protesting instead of just stopping the ones who are being violent? It doesn’t need to escalate! https://t.co/nDPat3vhjX

— Jenna (J.M.) Jinks (@AuthorJMJinks) May 31, 2020

Put another way: they couldn’t have shot out my eye if they weren’t shooting at all. And the people they’re shooting at are folk protesting decades of violent white supremacy.

We know this cause not a month ago a bunch of MAGA folks also protested and nobody got shot

— Linda Tirado (@KillerMartinis) May 31, 2020

If you've been out in in a big crowd protesting today, consider self quarantining for 14 days to avoid this being a super spreader event. Your actions after the protest can help save Black lives too.

— syrus marcus ware (@syrusmarcusware) May 30, 2020

Are you a Black creator working on a book? My expertise is in YA, adult fiction, and non-fiction across categories (memoirs, essay collections, cookbooks).

My DMs are open. All weekend.

Let me answer publishing, pitching, agenting, etc. questions for you.

— Eric Smith (@ericsmithrocks) May 29, 2020

PLEASE RT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF YOU WERE PLANNING ON GOING TO A PROTEST IN SAN DIEGO , CALIFORNIA ON MAY 30 , 2020 PLEASE DONT !!!!! IT IS A HOAX SET UP BY WHITE SUPREMACISTS AND WE DONT KNOW WHAT THEY WILL DO TO ANYONE WHO SHOWS UP !!!!!!! SPREAD THE WORD AND STAY SAFE !!!!!!!!!!!

— luci milly (@successfullouis) May 30, 2020

bail fund for NYC (brooklyn): https://t.co/JSB4ACEXuH donate if you are able to

— ratatouille (@nussyrox) May 29, 2020

My heart is with the protesters all across America who are challenging & fighting white supremacy tonight. I love you. Be safe. #BreonnaTaylor #GeorgeFloyd #AhmaudArbery

— Jackson Cristofer says Happy Women's History Month (@jacksoncgarton) May 30, 2020

please donate to the brooklyn bail fund ahead of tonight’s protest. nypd are merciless. be safe, friends. https://t.co/yxBrfRnZqS https://t.co/jp2jE8MTjI

— sippin on that (@vivafalastin) May 29, 2020

A black reporter covering the murder of a black man was arrested before the white man that committed the murder.

— Nabilah Islam (@NabilahforGA07) May 29, 2020