Thread by @solomonsucceeds

"You know, sometimes, Black women,
Sometimes we are accused of
You know, when they want to slam you and slander you
Being angry

We can’t be aggressive or assertive
We angry
We can’t be determined
We angry

Well, sisters and brothers,
This morning,
I am here to say to you,
That my name is Nina Turner and I’m a angry-ass Black woman

I’m mad!
I’m mad about a whole lot of stuff, ‘Cause if you ain’t mad about something,
Then, baby, you are not awake!

With these hands, we will rise up!

I’m mad that we gotta beg people in power to know that the wages of everyday people are not keeping up with inflation!
I’m mad as hell that our young people have to graduate with a degree in one hand and debt in the other,
Over a trillion dollars worth of debt!

I’m mad as hell that we gotta beg people to understand
That we must protect Mother Earth!
To have anything!

Oh yeah I’m mad!
That mammas and daddies and grandmammas have to worry about whether or not they babies can walk the streets in America!
We got too much on the line!

Too much on the line, to sit idly by
Too much on the line!
Too much on the line!

But I want us to channel this anger,
This is important,
Channel the anger and the passion that we have into action!

I’m mad that we are not doing enough in this country to shore up

And, guess what?
We taking applications
Everybody can be an angry Black woman!
Join me, ya’ll"
– @ninaturner

(Omitted one word for clarity, but I did not edit to change style or meaning)

Link to ad with this speech:

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HT @CynthiaNixon for sharing the ad and her endorsement.

#HelloSomebody @ninaturner

#HelloSomebody @ninaturner

👏👏👏 I appreciate your good anger that I know will drive change in Washington, @ninaturner. Hello, somebody!