Twitter Crowns Black Voters as True Winners of Roy Moore Race

\u201c"Alabama is a deeply Republican state, and the #AlabamaSenateElection will almost certainly go to Moore despite his vile behaviour." \n\nBlack women:\u201d

— Ben (@Ben) 1513137456

\u201cBlack women leaving the polling stations after saving our asses #AlabamaSenateElection\u201d

— Kalen (@Kalen) 1513137558

\u201cblack women of Alabama walking into work tomorrow knowing they defeated their MAGA coworkers.\u201d

— uncle vaun. (@uncle vaun.) 1513137843

\u201cBlack women are what happens when God shows off and flexes his muscle. They will save the world if you let them. #AlabamaSenateElection\u201d

— CorEy Townsend (@CorEy Townsend) 1513138392

\u201cAn adult Roy Moore sexually targeted white teen girls, Alabama white women voters said, "So?" Doug Jones went after the Klan for killing 4 black children, Alabama #blackwomen said:\u201d

— Helena Baptiste (@\ud83c\udfe1) \ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f (@Helena Baptiste (@\ud83c\udfe1) \ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f) 1513166872

\u201c"Thank you Black voters, you're our heroes! Go on home now, we'll call when we need you again!"\u201d

— Torraine Walker (@Torraine Walker) 1513175092

\u201cTWITTER: black women!! they did that!!! yaaaas!!\nBLACK WOMEN: we\u2019d just like to say-\nTWITTER: y\u2019all need to support black women more!! let them speak!! who run the world???\nBW: you can support us by-\nTWITTER: [tune of \u2018moon river\u2019] blaaaaack woooomeeeeen\u201d

— demi adejuyigbe (@demi adejuyigbe) 1513182188

\u201cThe black vote/black women's vote is a practice of refusal and a personal one. We are not trying to save America, we end up doing so in the process of refusing to allow continued assaults on our being. Black people vote to try and save themselves and their children. Not America.\u201d

— Amy Sall (@Amy Sall) 1513138942

\u201cFraming AL election result as Black voters "saving AL" instead of acknowledging it as Black voters protecting themselves from the ramping up of a racist police state helps us avoid discussing the reality of the racist police state.\u201d

— Bree Newsome Bass (@Bree Newsome Bass) 1513170745

\u201c#BlackWomen helped elect a Democrat to the US Senate in AL for the first time in more than 20 years. But we need to do more than congratulate them. Let\u2019s address issues that disproportionately affect Black women\u2014like pay disparity, housing & under-representation in elected office\u201d

— Kamala Harris (@Kamala Harris) 1513185063

\u201cBlack women have been @TheDemocrats\u2019s most dependable supporters for decades. They were key to Doug Jones\u2019s victory in Alabama. Activist @MsPackyetti lists concrete actions that can be taken to show appreciation, beyond the tweets sent last night. https://t.co/hwJHmyStId\u201d

— Jamil Smith \u062c\u0645\u064a\u0644 \u0643\u0631\u064a\u0645 (@Jamil Smith \u062c\u0645\u064a\u0644 \u0643\u0631\u064a\u0645) 1513195342

\u201cAfter the voting results in Alabama, the last thing we need to do is allow the dominant society to divide Black women and Black men along gender lines. We need to focus how Black men and women can leverage our voting power TOGETHER. We fell for that gender divide in the 60's\u201d

— Tariq Nasheed \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Tariq Nasheed \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1513159273

\u201cBlack voters mobilized to save America from the nightmare of a Moore victory. How about some thinkpieces on GOP voter suppression and the importance of the black vote, instead of more interviews with racists? https://t.co/8woertqcV1\u201d

— Steve Silberman (@Steve Silberman) 1513177302

\u201cThanking Black women is not enough. \nTrust black women. \nFollow black women. \nElect black women. \nDefend black women. \nSupport black led organizing. With $$.\nHire black politicos and staff. SENIOR positions. \nFund massive voter registration. \nOrganize. \nhttps://t.co/0Vloww4CWK\u201d

— Faiza N. Ali (@Faiza N. Ali) 1513187357