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Barbara Smith
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#FreePalestine #RussiaOutOfUkraine #CombaheeTaughtMe Member: #NationalWritersUnion Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005 🌹
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    Barbara Smith
    @TheBarbaraSmith
    Dec 31, 2018
    Indeed we were #Socialists and still are.
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    Barbara Smith
    @TheBarbaraSmith
    Mar 25, 2021
    1/4 I am 1 of 3 Black women who coined the term #IdentityPolitics in the #CombaheeRiverCollective Statement, 1977. @MeghanMcCain does not know what she's talking about. What we meant was that Black women have the right to determine our own political agendas, period, full stop.
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    Justin Baragona
    @justinbaragona
    Mar 24, 2021
    Meghan McCain: "We’ve only had one Asian American host co-host host this show. Does that mean one of us should be leaving because there’s not enough representation? We're talking about -- is identity politics more important than the qualifications for the job?"
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    Barbara Smith
    @TheBarbaraSmith
    Feb 10, 2020
    I helped coin the term 'identity politics'. I'm endorsing Bernie Sanders | Barbara Smith theguardian.com/commentisfree/… @BernieSanders #NotMeUs
    I helped coin the term 'identity politics'. I'm endorsing Bernie Sanders | Barbara Smith
    From theguardian.com
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    Barbara Smith
    @TheBarbaraSmith
    Feb 29, 2020
    I am proud to be one of the more than 100 signers of this historic statement in support of @BernieSanders. #NotMeUs
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    Barbara Smith
    @TheBarbaraSmith
    Mar 25, 2021
    F. Y. I. @MeghanMcCain has blocked me. I don't think anyone has ever done that before. I must be on the right side of history. I'm honored. @justinbaragona @theview @sunny @USATODAY @doliver8 @usatodaylife @TiffanyDCross @CrossConnection
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    Barbara Smith
    @TheBarbaraSmith
    Feb 9, 2020
    Sounds like an #intersectional perspective to me. #LGBTQIARights #NotMeUs #Bernie2020
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    Bernie Sanders
    @BernieSanders
    Feb 8, 2020
    There is no place in this country for any form of discrimination against our LGBTQ+ family.
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    Barbara Smith
    @TheBarbaraSmith
    Mar 25, 2021
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    2/4 People of all political stripes have distorted #IdentityPolitics ever since. And why does Meghan assume that people of color and women who are not white are by definition less qualified? This is classic #WhiteSupremacy. @TheView @sunny @whoopi @LastWeekTonight @iamjohnoliver
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    Barbara Smith
    @TheBarbaraSmith
    Aug 12, 2020
    What a wonderful idea! I will be rich. 😉
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    Rob Byrne
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    Aug 12, 2020
    New rule: Whenever someone misuses the term "identity politics," they owe @TheBarbaraSmith $10.
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    Barbara Smith
    @TheBarbaraSmith
    Mar 3, 2020
    Come on people! Today's the day. If you're voting bring at least 3 people with you & retweet #WithTheseHands over and over again. #WithTheseHands we will work toward justice. @ninaturner @iPhilSomething @WaywardWinifred @briebriejoy @srsable7290 @markemanatian @mark_s_mishler
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    Bernie Sanders
    @BernieSanders
    Mar 3, 2020
    #WithTheseHands we can have Medicare for All. #WithTheseHands we can have a Green New Deal. #WithTheseHands we can have justice for all. #WithTheseHands we can win.
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    Barbara Smith
    @TheBarbaraSmith
    Feb 26, 2020
    I'm privileged to be in conversation with @aja_monet @KenidraRWoods_ @israhirsi & @RaGilmer about Black feminism & @BernieSanders's campaign. #NotMeUs #Bernie2020 teenvogue.com/story/black-wo… @LostDiva @briebriejoy @ninaturner @WaywardWinifred @RobByrneDC @iPhilSomething
    We’re Black Women Who Want Social Change — We’re Voting for Bernie
    From teenvogue.com
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    Barbara Smith
    @TheBarbaraSmith
    Mar 25, 2021
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    4/4 "What Liberals Get Wrong About Identity Politics" by @mychalsmith newrepublic.com/article/144739… @smithcaringcirc @iamjohnoliver @sunny @sarahaines
    What Liberals Get Wrong About Identity Politics
    From newrepublic.com
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    Barbara Smith
    @TheBarbaraSmith
    Mar 25, 2021
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    3/4 People need to go to the source: haymarketbooks.org/books/1108-how… @LindseyBoylan @jawanza @mattwilstein @justinbaragona @CoreyRForrester @quitafor @haymarketbooks @iamjohnoliver @TheView @sunny @triciawang @sarahaines
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    How We Get Free
    The Combahee River Collective, a path-breaking group of radical black feminists, was one of the most important organizations to develop out of the antiracist and women’s liberation movements of the...
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    Barbara Smith
    @TheBarbaraSmith
    Jan 20, 2020
    Yes, I worked on @BernieSanders campaign in 2016 and I support him now. #Bernie2020
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    Barbara Smith
    @TheBarbaraSmith
    Jan 20, 2020
    And I am happy to be on the #Bernie2020 team with you! #IEndorseBernieSanders
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    Ursula Rozum🍉🌹🏖️🏐
    @UrsulaRozum
    Jan 20, 2020
    Endorsement that matters in my book! Happy to be on Team #Bernie2020 with THE Barbara Smith! #NotMeUs