Thread by @Lanooba, I got tsk-ed on my “uplift Blk Women” Twitter title and since [...]

Nivia’s superpower is uplifting BLK Women 🎉

Lanooba

I got tsk-ed on my “uplift Blk Women” Twitter title and since I’m moisturized and rested, I’ve got time today.

Putting a spotlight on those specific members of the broader URM is intentional on my part.

Black women (which *includes* trans women so I won’t keep saying this)1/

Are trailing every other demographic group in terms of socioeconomic success. We are the worst hit by the pandemic and have the highest rate of job & housing loss as a result of the pandemic.
In business & tech we have fewer connections thus we rarely get hired by referrals 2/

Once we get hired, we’re less likely to climb the ranks. 49% of women feel their race/identity is a limiting factor, the highest of all demographics (for comparison only 3% of WW felt the same). Blk Women make up ~7% of the population but only 1.6% of leadership roles 3/

Blk Women’s accomplishments are more likely to be downplayed or attributed to luck. Only 24% of Blk Women reported they had access to sponsorships/leaders to help them achieve the next step. We are 2.5x more likely to face micro aggressions than WW. But anyway back to my rant 4/

If you think uplifting Blk Women comes at the expense of non-Blk Women, then you view the world as a zero-sum game & thats a big problem because it means you also believe that those same people must be suppressed in order for you to win. If so, fuck you and your crew. 5/

Lastly, here’s a more realistic visual of what uplifting Blk Women/Nonmen mean. Imagine you’re at a dance competition. Everyone is talented but a few don’t have the right equipment (shoes, colorful costumes, etc). Uplifting those who didn’t have the right equipment means 6/

Getting them decent shoes. It ain’t got nothing to do with those who already got the best shoes and shit.
Ok, sweetheart? Nite.

Some receipts in case (ironically) you don’t believe me