👊 Black Twitter's #growingupblack, Sandra Bland, Obama + more black things this week

"I need a dollar" - 50 Cent

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President Obama is turning up for justice just as his time is coming to a close:
- First, he's partnering up with Google to give low-income families internet access. So your Aunties WILL be seeing your late night tweets...
- President Obama visited a federal prison aka the first President to keep it 100%. From an Oklahoma prison cell he made critical statements urging Prison reform.
- Lastly, POTUS held a press conference where he held his own against a sea of reporters and spoke out against date-rape after a question regarding Bill Cosby.
- POTUS is a brotha, in case you forgot...
Rapper 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy this week; in what some are calling a strategic financial move. When he said you "can't get a dollar outta me," he must have really meant it.
A Black woman named Sandra Bland was found dead in a jail cell after being arrested at a traffic stop in Texas this week. Blavity Editor, Hanif Abdurraqib, locates this tragedy with Ida B. Wells and the history of Black hangings.
Black Millennial poster child, Amandla Stenberg dragged Kylie Jenner this week for her cultural appropriation, and though some folks defended, we gotta support her strength and courage. #BlackGirlMagic
In case you missed it: Twitter was ON FIRE this week:
- #WhiteGirlsDoItBetter began trending this weekend and #BlackTwitter came through with well needed clap-backs.
- After #GrowingUpBlack took over the timeline, #GrowingUpWhite tried to derail the conversation. They got handled though. Don't worry.
While the President couldn't direct comment on Bill Cosby's case, the #Blavityfam held Cosby to task around how he contributes to a culture of sexual assault and what his violence means for Black women.
Y'all, BLAVITY is a year old! Founding team member, Jonathan Jackson, gives you the rundown on the last 12 months on becoming the voice of Black Millennials. #StartedFromTheBottom

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