So so much love to all the hands that lifted this effort, and the leaders who led with clear eyes and full hearts. Now would be a good time to do the following:
Divest from conservative punditry masquerading as liberal ideas. The fear mongering around “going too far too fast” is literally just...bullshit.
Invest in Black, Latinx, and Asian organizing — across the board. Thank the new American majority for this victory, with Black voters leading.
As long as we’re handing out flowers...let’s hand out some policy too. New year, new rules that undo the ones that have been rigged against us.
The fight ain’t over, but lord we needed this victory. Today Trump and his team will still try and create chaos because they know they don’t have a mandate to lead. Remember their faces, and know their terms, because time is all the way up. #GASEN #OurFutureIsBlack

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7 Jan
This summer, one of your favorite pundits called me on the phone and told me that it was imperative to change the message of “defund the police.” For the better part of an hour, they chastized me that it would cost Democrats the election. That it was a gift for Republicans.
They then continued on to say that they had NEVER been wrong when it came to predicting elections. That they had the inside track and talked with everyone and that pretty soon I would see just how wrong we were. Essentially, patting me on the head. You know the deal.
That person is now singing the praises of Stacey Abrams and LaTosha Brown and all the Black organizers. And decrying the violence of today, as if it were some kind of surprise, as if that’s where they’d been all along. 🙄
Read 10 tweets
2 Jun 20
I’ve gotten no fewer than 10 emails today to come talk to someone’s company tomorrow about the mvmt. no fewer than 10 emails with advice from “history and politics buffs” about how to “really take everything over.” Meanwhile, helicopters have been circling my house for a week.
I’m feeling a little crispy around the edges today, so I wanna say this with love. No. I’m not available tomorrow to talk about inclusion. I probably won’t be available the next day either. Or the next week. Or month. That’s not the work I do.
I would be happy to talk with you about policy change you can support right now. Are you willing to do it? There is a very developed field of people who do diversity and inclusion work. I can do that work, but I choose NOT to do that work.
Read 7 tweets
27 May 20
I’ve gotten a lot of questions about what we can do right now. Some food for thought.
First, Black people are exhausted. I’m exhausted. Angry. Devastated. Scared.
There is not *one* easy thing you can do right now to make you or anyone else feel better about the fact that this country allows black people to be hunted and killed like animals. There is not *one* easy thing you or anyone else can do to make this go away.
Read 11 tweets
5 Feb 20
Just gonna drop this here: Trump messaged more to Black communities in this one #SOTU2020 speech than Dems have in the last 4 years. I’ve been saying this for a long time but it bears repeating — Dems cannot afford to lose Black communities, but MUST do the work to win us back.
The work that we do at the @blackfutureslab is based on what we’re seeing tonight. If progressives don’t make sure Black communities are at the core of all of our issues, we leave a lot on the table for opportunists who don’t have our best interests at heart. #SOTU2020
Taking Black communities for granted and using us for symbolism and not substance — the issues we care about, our experiences in the economy and democracy, etc — is a poison pill for progressive governance. #SOTU2020
Read 7 tweets
12 Dec 19
Sooo I think we need to start having a serious conversation about this HIGHLY LIKELY scenario that win or lose, Trump will probably not concede the election. I’m worried that too many people just think that the goal is to get Trump out and get back to normal. A thread.
No— this IS the new normal. What hinges on this election (one of many things) is whether or not there will be elections. Trump team is LITERALLY discussing staying in power with or without elections. As flawed as they are now, I don’t think we’ve seen anything yet.
I beg of you — let this very real possibility organize you. Let it organize what you do moving forward. Because they are not playing — they plan to stay in power with or without you.
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5 Apr 19
Sooooo...we just gon keep saying that the non-apology “apology” from Biden was genuine when he made no less than three jokes about consent on the non campaign campaign trail today? I mean if it wasn’t so painful it might be funny.
Today’s comments to me demonstrate that he does not in fact “get it” as his video message suggested, and further, that it’s not even something he takes seriously.
And before one of you jumps in to talk about litmus tests let me say this: is it *really* too much to ask for someone to apologize when they’ve done something wrong? Especially if they want to, you know, RUN THE COUNTRY?
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