Well-Read Black Girl Book Club

In each of us, there's a story to be shared—a story that’s sacred and can bring us together. I had such a good time talking with the @WellReadBlkGirl Book Club about A Promised Land because just as they learned about my story, I had a chance to learn from theirs. pic.twitter.com/u6vAXUSK5s

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 24, 2021

The Meritocracy Scam

Keep telling me about merit. https://t.co/NMjAfLkG1G

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 4, 2021

https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1357339846973394955 https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1357340099969622021 https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1357341348890742794 https://twitter.com/itsafronomics/status/1357334774159974402

Black Women = Blessed Hands

Thank you all for the love this morning. It's an honor to be on Mrs. Obama's team. #HairByYeneDamtew pic.twitter.com/KmqKVJ6Q3d

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

Baby you did what needed to be done. You are the backbone of this country

— Maryland Monroe (@madonna_MONROE) January 20, 2021

https://twitter.com/lovemarjorie23/status/1351942389909360642

Yep! pic.twitter.com/TcTwgNy2EY

— Kalen Allen (@TheKalenAllen) January 20, 2021

Whew! They never miss! pic.twitter.com/fry4qbwYRn

— Kalen Allen (@TheKalenAllen) January 20, 2021

Haha! 😂 https://t.co/nReCxSOpQz

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

Y'all really got #LAID trending on Twitter. We… the Black Twitter… are undefeated.

— Ty Alexander (@loveTyAlexander) January 20, 2021

whoever got this angle deserves a medal #LAID #MichelleObama pic.twitter.com/Vwv7AlEF6x

— Ash 🏝 (@_ashhlauren) January 20, 2021

The fact that #laid is trending because of Mrs.Obama I will forever stan! She is Amazing! 🥰👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/t8z0zyzkSt

— Danielle Fleming (@_CoachFleming) January 20, 2021

QTNA: It was I! 😉 https://t.co/RdDCVzu7Rh

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

Her stylist is Arlington-based Yene Damtew of Aesthetics Salon. https://t.co/7z7oO3k1J1 pic.twitter.com/pG7YFN8eps

— Jummy Olabanji (@JummyNBC) January 20, 2021

My salon in Arlington, VA is accepting new clients for all your hair needs. Please visit https://t.co/Lel9a80t7Y for booking information. https://t.co/Wn0TAgI33M

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 21, 2021

I'm so grateful for your mentions today! I've received lots of DMs about mentoring. I have an online coaching program for hairstylists called The Academy. Please click here to learn more and join the waiting list: https://t.co/3HAYWKvogI

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

**raises hand** 😉 https://t.co/mwRl9gwPVI

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

Black Twitter losing their minds over Michelle’s hair was honestly the highlight of this entire morning 😂😂 that hair didn’t MOVE

— elyza 🇨🇺🇩🇴 (@elyzacguzman) January 20, 2021

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/urIig0qH3j

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

Whoever did Michelle’s hair deserves the presidential medal of freedom.

— This is the voicemail for Rebekah Weatherspoon (@RdotSpoon) January 20, 2021

I appreciate this nomination 😂 Thank you all for the love, truly. It has put a huge smile on my face all morning. #HairByYeneDamtew https://t.co/zsoqsFNpSX

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

The internet is undefeated! I love you all, truly. #HairByYeneDamtew https://t.co/uNs6MKfT5z

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

😂 Thank you for the love! #HairByYeneDamtew https://t.co/h65psQYfa7

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

The hands that were fortified to do Michelle Obama’s hair did a GOOD work on today

That hair is bouncing AND behaving #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/4zT1jipCmS

— The Root (@TheRoot) January 20, 2021

Michelle Obama’s hair is really laid like a bridge over troubled waters. #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/rgAFiSO4Bq

— The Root (@TheRoot) January 20, 2021

What A Historic Day

Dropped my daughter off at school and before she got out of the car I told her when I picked her up there will be a Black woman as Vice President. Her face lit up like sunshine. Amid all the craziness, been little time to acknowledge and savor that. But what a day.

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 20, 2021

I am NOT going to cry I am NOT going to cry I am NOT going to cry pic.twitter.com/FjPvfvegwi

— Fiddler (@cFidd) January 20, 2021

History books in 2071: A rare photo of Vice President Kamala Harris and First Lady Michelle Obama greeting each other with a nonverbal, "I see you, sis." pic.twitter.com/esSP98iqWV

— GirlTyler (@sheistyler) January 20, 2021

no YOU'RE crying pic.twitter.com/gmyY8ZQUdc

— Fiddler (@cFidd) January 20, 2021

Whew, missing Mommy this morning…😔 pic.twitter.com/GJ5eru7T9S

— Maya Harris (@mayaharris_) January 20, 2021

Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States #InaugurationDay https://t.co/OQnZM97B1R pic.twitter.com/1LEesGGVPn

— TIME (@TIME) January 20, 2021

Oakland's own. pic.twitter.com/j5dTtU1n2i

— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 20, 2021

With her strong and poignant words, @TheAmandaGorman reminds us of the power we each hold in upholding our democracy. Keep shining, Amanda! I can't wait to see what you do next. 💕 #BlackGirlMagic

Photo credit: Rob Carr pic.twitter.com/C2cf0U5iEj

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 20, 2021

#WinWithBlackWomen

I’m really honored to be listed with this diverse group of kickazz women that helped to turn Georgia blue. We did that!!! 💃🏿💃💃🏻@BlackVotersMtr #WinWithBlackWomen #Georgia pic.twitter.com/a0FW55OywJ

— LaTosha Brown (@MsLaToshaBrown) January 13, 2021

True Patriotism

Black people have never been the problem, but the solution. No one values freedom more than those who’ve never had it. Saved this democracy from itself once again. Now, when will this country give Black Americans what they’re owed?

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 6, 2021

https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1346792358441070592

Listen. Organizers worked hard in Georgia. They knocked on my door 3-4 times week. I told them I voted early. They said, great— but what about your friends & family?

— Tayari Jones (@tayari) January 6, 2021

Imagine what this nation could be if it uplifted Black women the way Black women uplift democracy.

— Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 (@reneeygraham) January 6, 2021

Message Message Message

With new votes joining the tally, we are on a strong path. But even while we wait for more, let’s celebrate the extraordinary organizers, volunteers, canvassers & tireless groups that haven’t stopped going since Nov. Across our state, we roared. A few miles to go…but well done!

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) January 6, 2021

Love Black women every day, not just on election days.

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 6, 2021

Joy comes in the morning. Thank you, Georgia. pic.twitter.com/Dw8wPWAMeI

— Senator-Elect Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) January 6, 2021

White women today: Thank you Stacey Abrams!!!!

Same white women tomorrow on Zoom w/ a Black woman at work: I just feel intimidated by you and don’t like your tone! I don’t feel comfortable working with you. (Insert tears) pic.twitter.com/esf0I6U71V

— Kellee Nicole Terrell (@kelleent) January 6, 2021

Not non-Black women saying "Black women are heroes", but gaslighting Black women at work, you actually hate to see that.

— Anna Gifty is rooting for Georgians! (@itsafronomics) January 6, 2021

https://twitter.com/itsafronomics/status/1346659264421650432

Dear white women praising Stacey Abrams, Okay now find the black women in your sphere, in your office, in your PTA and listen to them too. Stacey would want you to, and she wouldn't have to work so damn hard if we had already done this.

— Abby Norman (@abbynormansays) January 6, 2021

Now do you understand why Republicans suppress Black votes? I hereby declare that the Southern states are not red. They are suppressed.

— Midwin Charles, Esq. (@MidwinCharles) January 6, 2021

Now I’m waiting for a thousand stories with BLACK rural diners and BLACK suburban soccer moms in Georgia and why the Republicans did so poorly and how they need to change.

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 6, 2021

A Black man and a Jew winning election to the US Senate in the deep south is evocative of the old civil rights alliance in a way I find … emotionally resonant.

— Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) January 6, 2021

Congratulations to the new senators from Georgia, and to everyone who organized and voted to get them there. It's a new day. pic.twitter.com/OUdkopv96G

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 6, 2021

The Voting Rights Act was only signed 55 years ago. Tonight I'm thinking about all the Black folks in Georgia who have lived on both sides of it. Who voted in this election and who remember a time when they wouldn't have been able to. It wasn't that long ago. Not at all.

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) January 6, 2021

I don’t know who needs to hear this but Reverend Raphael Warnock was polling at 9% when the Atlanta Dream and WNBA players threw their full support behind him and elevated his national profile. Now he’s Georgia’s first black Senator.

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 6, 2021

You just know he's proud pic.twitter.com/264as3fTYU

— Parker Butler (@parkerbutler10) January 6, 2021

Rev. Warnock was Congressman John Lewis's pastor. Ossoff was Lewis's intern. And somewhere, somehow both near and far, I have to think that Rep. Lewis is saying, "Well done."

— Fred Smith (@fredosmithjr) January 6, 2021

No Limits

To young girls and women everywhere: dream with ambition and know that there are no limits to what you can be. pic.twitter.com/j7qDuLVTiV

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 15, 2020

Never Turning The Other Cheek

Last night on #StickToSports, I explained why I won’t be turning the other cheek when it comes to some Trump supporters. Catch us Thursdays at 11:30p on @VICETV, or during replays throughout the week. pic.twitter.com/JbgXSiNFne

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) November 13, 2020

In case you missed it, @CariChampion had a WHOLE word tonight 🗣🗣🗣. She bodied this. Well done, ma’am. pic.twitter.com/KQl7he3Osi

— Aisha Chaney (@OffDaChaney) November 13, 2020

Sydney Barber

A huge congrats to Sydney Barber, who will be the first Black woman to lead Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy. Your hard work—and the powerful example you set—are such an inspiration. I’m so proud of you! https://t.co/Y9PAZasj7R

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) November 11, 2020

You are the inspiration. Your words were with me every late night and moment of doubt on this journey. Your strength, drive, brilliance and grace is what carried me through. Thank you @MichelleObama for leaving the ladder down. I look forward to meeting you at the top.

— Sydney Barber (@SydneyABarber) November 12, 2020