A Black woman Vice President just swore in a Latino man, Black minister and Jewish young leader from the south as U.S. Senators.
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My 86 year old Aunt just called me and said that she saw me on and she wanted to share w/me that this is the first time in her life that she feels like her vote actually matters. She said, “Tosha you make me feel like Black people can win.” Y’all I’m moved beyond words.
Last voter walked out at 12:37am! Technically it’s Wednesday. But the voting advocates groups refused to leave. They called the police on us but we told them we were not leaving until everyone voted. Why? Because
Republicans have reduced “peace” to only mean white comfort, protection of white supremacy, unchecked authority and unaccountability.
Yesterday was the toughest day of my life. I buried my only child. On the way from the grave, my grandsons had a moment of pure contentment. I was scared of the day after but woke-up today feeling a sense of peace. The Bible says the children will lead us. They are leading me. 💕
My one and only beautiful baby boy has transitioned to the heavenly realm. He was only 29. We had a very special love for each other. Rest In Peace my baby. You were my gift from God. Pray for us. #KBug 💔
Speaker Nancy please don’t go down that path. The only reason Georgia is here is bc the left organized. The traditional democratic strategy has failed us for more than 20+ yrs. We’re here because a NEW SOUTH is organizing & rising. These numbers are about OUR POWER not the party.
Did Trump and Kemp really think Black voters in Georgia would forget the massive scale voter suppression and election theft in 2018 and let it go unanswered or unaccounted for?
We are gonna to handle Trump tonight.
Kemp better get ready...we are coming for you next in 2022.
We helped this elder in Selma today at the courthouse. She got up early, put on her mask and came to the Dallas county courthouse to vote absentee. (the same place marchers were beaten 55 years ago attempting to vote) She said nothing would keep her from voting this election.✊🏾💕
How dare media pundits justify the Republicans not standing up for democracy out of fear of attribution. What?!
Black activists fight for democracy EVERY DAY knowing that it impacts our personal and professional lives. We risk our safety, our careers, livelihood and OUR LIVES!
I don’t share personal stuff here but this may bless someone. Unfortunately, I normalized being tired & fatigued. I knew something was wrong but as always “Got to push thru” and as a result I ended up in the hospital. I’m discharged & better today! Women prioritize your health.
My gbaby just came in my room and told me that he is Captain America. I feel very safe and protected. ❤️
Trump is mad and thinking, “Y’all stole the election for Brian Kemp, how come y’all can’t steal it for me? You know how to do it.”
Raffensperger is like, “We TRIED boss. We counted 4 times. We even wrongly purged 200,000 voters. We did everything we could. They out organized us.
I just voted for a Black woman for Vice President. Sending ❤️and✊🏾 to @SenKamalaHarris! #WinWithBlackWomen
Today is Dr. King’s actual b’day.
The same energy that killed him is the same energy that we witnessed at the Capitol last week.
As he taught us, this cycle continues until we end poverty, racism and war(violence).
I’m standing for a nation committed to the love of humanity.
Racism is exhausting.
I guess that is what it’s designed to do.
I’m about to testify in court this morning on our Georgia voting rights case to restore the 200,000 people wrongly purged from the voting rolls.
Please send prayers and positive vibes. #VotingRightsMatter #GeorgiaOnMyMind
The Dems didn’t lose those seats because of a slogan they lost it because of pervasive structural racism that continuously centers and prioritizes white comfort over Black pain.
Black and progressive Southern voters did a thing tonight in NC and Kentucky. 🙌🏾🙌🏽🙌🏻
Congratulations to ! Sis you did it. Today you will be a proud graduate of ! You have had an amazing year! Proud of you!
It’s exhausting living in a country where your humanity is constantly under attack.
My mother helped to integrate high schools in Alabama. She is standing with her legal team and civil rights leader John Leflore as one of 3 Black students integrating Murphy High School w/ over 3100+ white students in 1965. She is in the white coat.(left) She was only 16 yrs old.
I’m amazed that the same liberal folk that expect Black protestors to be peaceful also support the police in violently responding to looting.
WHY is peace the ONLY option for Black folk but violence is ALWAYS an acceptable option against Black folk depending on the circumstance?
Kanye said he thought it was funny to wear the tshirt. Knowing the history of white supremacy, it’s unconscionable that anyone would think any subtle form of white supremacy is amusing. Mark my words, he gonna learn his value to whiteness when they no longer need a Black mascot.
What did he say about Black turnout? 🧐 Yeah, I thought so. ☺️
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Here's the story right now:
1. Black turnout looks, frankly, phenomenal.
2. Perdue/Loeffler are approaching Trump %s of the vote in a lot of deep red rural counties, but turnout there isn't anything special.
3. It's getting harder to see a path for either R, but esp. Loeffler.
I can’t stop crying. I’m glad these men were found guilty of murder. However, I still feel sad and heavy bc the truth is Ahmaud Arbery is DEAD because of long standing white supremacy that goes unchecked by many in America, it feeds on racism and continues to thrive in the U.S.
Why are we surprised that Republican senators aren’t interested in convicting Trump?
The truth is they see themselves in him and his actions.
They are the same.
The Georgia victory belongs to the people. worked w/40+ amazing grassroots groups in the state. The ProGeorgia table and national partners. This is our collective victory. However, the race was was WON by the folks on the ground that often get overlooked. Thank U!
Today is ugly Christmas sweater day at school. My SugarBear makes me smile.
SCOTUS says that it is ok for POC to be disproportionately impacted by voting laws as long as there is no racist intent.
The VERY REASON minority communities ARE disproportionately impacted is bc of circumstances created by RACISM. The root cause of the disparities is RACISM!
I’ve been crying all morning over the Asian women/people killed in Atlanta. I keep seeing posts only defining them by identity and reducing them to only their work, race and gender. They are human beings that have families, children and loved ones! This framing is bothering me.
This is the real win for us tonight. and I have worked our entire life for this message. We created for this very reason.
More than a electoral win tonight THIS is the real victory for us. #BlackVotersMatter ✊🏾❤️✊🏾❤️
This photo says it all.
“Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you when you are in trouble!”
This week we held food giveaways and voter registration drives around GA. We helped voters check their voting status w/ cell phones.
Most folks were still on fire from the election and were very committed to voting again in the US Senate runoff. I’m motivated!@BlackVotersMtr
Shout out to my brother, business partner, master organizer and cofounder of .
We’ve literally been working together for 25+ years to transform the Deep South by building Black power.
Our collective vision is manifesting. The Black south is rising.
The way our Haitian brothers and sisters are being dehumanized in this moment is atrocious. This has me LIVID! I can't even rest. Everybody got to be held accountable. EVERYBODY!!!!!!!
I AM DONE!!!!!!!
The transition of Chris Matthews on MSNBC opened space for 4 new shows for people of color. Just one white man in a primetime slot. It’s amazing how much space is held up when we try to conserve what is familiar and comfortable instead of creating new paradigms and opportunities.
Thank you on your work to Bring Brittney Back Home! I’m so moved that I’m literally crying. 🙌🏾
Black journalists are NOT PLAYING in this MN press briefing about the murder of Daunte Wright! They are asking legitimate tough questions. They breaking the chief down to authenticity. #BlackJournalistMatter #weAreTired
I’m back y’all! 💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿Feeling like a new woman. It’s amazing what a little rest, sleep and care will do. (I guess the transfusions helped a little bit too) 😊
Today is my son’s birthday. He would have been 30 years old today. I’m grateful for the 29 years we had on this earthly plane together. Happy Heavenly Birthday my baby!
In signing that bill, Brian Kemp just accelerated our campaign to remove him from office in 2022. We NEED a Governor that BELIEVES in VOTING RIGHTS!🔥
Y’all have supported & voted for mediocre white men (including myself) So please get off the Black woman needs to be perfect train. Don’t hold us at a different standard! Besides every Black woman on the VP list in considerably better than the majority of fmr U.S. presidents.
The irony... that because Black voters showed up in record numbers in 2020 there are political negotiations happening right now to decide how much disappointment and disenfranchisement can Black voters tolerate in service of Republican appeasement.
Racism has so dehumanized Black people that for us to ask to be treated with basic dignity or humanity is like we are asking for special privilege.
If a Black person is perceived to be wrong in ANY situation...violence and death are deemed acceptable.
What a way to live...
6 Black women organizers on what happened in Georgia — and what comes next
I pray Gods protection, blessings, strength and clarity to President Biden and family.
League of Women Voters, Black Voters Matter sue all 67 Florida counties over new election restrictions
Y’all it’s 10pm in Georgia and Black folk are STILL in line waiting to vote!!!!! Here are photos taken by 5 minutes ago. 😡😡
The more I hear speak the more I like her! I think this woman is a very strong candidate for president. She has my attention m. What do y’all think? 💁🏾♀️
If you are a true fan of OutKast then you already know what Decatur gonna do!
Come thru DEKALB COUNTY! come thru.
We are in these streets organizing our community.🚌 We are breaking voting records in Georgia.🗳I predicted this on just last week. I TOLD y’all! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
We Won’t, We Won’t Black Down! ✊🏾❤️
Just in case you need some cuteness on your timeline. 🥰
(My gbaby helps me temporarily forget about the craziness happening in this country right now.)
He intentionally would not smile for me this morning. I guess It’s too early. (Testing out my new iPhone camera.) 📸 #MySugarBear
This is not over! Voter Suppression will never be acceptable to us.
Original Freedom Rider Joan Mulholland. Is still fighting for civil rights. Such an honor to spend a little time and talk with her. I’m grateful. I’m honored. I’m humbled. ❤️ Thank you Ms. Joan! #FreedomRide2021
Thinking about my mom a lot lately. She died 4 years ago from breast cancer. In this photo we were headed to her chemo treatment. Ironically we use to enjoy that time together. She is my Angel now. 🌹
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"Where is Delta Airlines, where is UPS?"
@MsLaToshaBrown calls on businesses in Georgia to oppose new voting restrictions introduced in the state legislature. #TheReidOut
The Brown girls are together in the Middle East. ❤️ Made it to UAE. I came to be with my sister for her last chemo treatment. It’s only up from here! We are at the Cleveland Clinic is Abu Dhabi. She’s so kind, beautiful and courageous. Send Veronica some LOVE & LIGHT. 💕
I really like this photo in the Huffington Post article. I wanted to wear something for this photo that would honor the inauguration of Vice President .
Did y’all peep that I’m wearing Pearls & Chucks? ❤️
LINK: huffpost.com/entry/black-wo
“America is not a racist country.” ~ Tim Scott
Even racist white folks don’t even believe that lie.
Black people are incredibly forgiving. We are some of the most forgiving people in the world.
The entire time we were working and campaigning in Americus today I was hoping to see President Jimmy Carter.
**Random Fact: Jimmy Carter is one of my top 3 favorite people on the planet. ✊🏾❤️
How Stacey Abrams, LaTosha Brown and other Black women changed the course of the 2020 election cnb.cx/3540zBv
This room is gonna look very different in less than 18 days.
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This country is being held hostage from truly becoming a great nation because of some folks attachment to hate.
It’s amazing. Folks getting testy because you are wearing a mask on your own darn face. What’s wrong with these folks? 🤷🏽♀️ I bless them anyway. (Those that are truly concerned about me. Don’t worry… I’m doubled masked with the proper protection on this international flight.) 😘
I forgot how much I love purple. I haven’t really worn the color much since Prince died. Today I remembered that I really love this color. 💜
"The fact that we have matched and topped white voter participation and done that while going through voter suppression in new and old forms every year, we are extraordinary," said organizer LaTosha Brown.
Brave enough to see it (the light) and brave enough to be it. #AmandaGorman
I am imagining that my vote in Fulton County, Georgia is gonna be the vote that will push the election over the top towards Biden. The floodgates will follow. 😁 (wishful thinking)
If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands like my Gbaby. 😊❤️
“What do you say to people that say voting doesn’t matter?”
2020 has been hellavu year but I did learn two new skills. I finally learned how to setup my home production studio AND put on makeup.
Today I taped for the Daily Show (w/Trevor Noah) and did MY makeup ALL BY MYSELF. I’m really proud of me. It came out pretty good, right? 💃🏿
COVID19 has revealed who people really are to their core.
We are witnessing the actions of those who really care about people and we see the actions of those who really don’t give a damn.
“Black girls can fly, too!” ❤️
The best female volley player in the world— Italian athlete, Paola Egonu.
#Tokyo2020
