Donald Trump’s recent attack on VP Kamala Harris’ blackness has sparked a new Twitter trend: #WhenITurnedBlack.
While participating in the NABJ forum, the former president spoke about VP Harris, saying:
“She was only promoting Indian heritage. I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black. And now she wants to be known as Black. So, I don’t know – is she Indian or Black?”
Watch the clip below.
We now know Kamala’s brave story. When did the rest of you “turn” black? How old were you? Where were you when the blackness finally took over your body? Share your stories. This is a safe space. #WhenITurnedBlack pic.twitter.com/URBx3fqcbh
— Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi (@roywoodjr) July 31, 2024
#WhenITurnedBlack Trends
Twitter users are now taking to their timelines to share hilarious stories about the moment they realized and/or embraced their blackness.
I’ve been reading tweets since last night and I have to admit, not only did they give me a hearty laugh, it also did my heart good.
At the same time, there were also tweets that were a stark reminder of the racism and ignorance many of us have experienced, even as a child.
Read a few tweets below.
I turned Black the first time I played the big joker in spades. It was quite a momentous occasion #WhenITurnedBlack pic.twitter.com/kMD0MXEIkv
— Write Life (@TheQueenMuse1) July 31, 2024
“You better “Thriller” that math test tomorrow” “you better ‘Terminator X’ that garbage for trash day” I know that much”……then there was the time I didn’t “My Adidas” my 8th grade report card 😟 #WhenITurmedBlack
— ?st (@questlove) August 1, 2024
#WhenITurnedBlack I remember it in the 80s when mother returned from her black job took us to the store and uttered: "When we get in here, you don't want nothing, you don't need nothing, don't ask for nothing"!!!
— LaBrina Loving (@chixcancode) July 31, 2024
Once I was at a party. And before I knew it I was taken over by the spirit of dance. Struck.. not by Cupid’s arrow but rather.. his shuffle. Then I knew…..I’m a black.
— Elle Duncan (@elleduncanESPN) July 31, 2024
this one time in church my mom was singing in the choir and I was talking to my sister a little too loudly I guess and I felt this warmth on the side of my face so I looked up and the look she gave me from the choir stand. Boom, I was black. And scared
— LawrenceDCodes (@LawrenceDCodes) July 31, 2024
It was April of 1992 when I took my first standardized test and it asked my race. Of all the colors things listed, I didn’t see the word “brown” so I chose “Other”— my teacher then informed me that I was Black. She instantly became a moron in my eyes because I pulled out my brown…
— Prince Derek Doll™️💜 (@PrinceDerekDoll) July 31, 2024
When I peeled myself off the plastic on my great-grandmother’s couch, my Blackness kicked it. #WhenITurnedBlack pic.twitter.com/zFIHWPYlxJ
— Tonya McKenzie | PR & Media Relations Expert (@TonyaMcKenziePR) July 31, 2024
I was 12. I learned how to make greens with smoked turkey and fried my first piece of catfish while I hummed spirituals. It was then I knew… #WhenITurnedBlack
— Bärí A. Williams, Esq. (@BariAWilliams) August 1, 2024
When I found out ginger ale cures sore throats, early 2000s
— Gregorie (@_Gregorie) July 31, 2024
It was a clear black night, a clear white moon…
— Jermaine 5’10 180lbs (@The_Jermaine) July 31, 2024
I was 10 years old and my mother picked me up from school as she always did. We were driving home when I spotted a McDonald’s and queried my mother if we could stop in for a meal. She responded, “do you have McDonald’s money?” and in fact, I did not. That’s #WhenITurnedBlack
— Tristen J. Winger (@TristenJWinger) July 31, 2024
I knew I was black the first time the hot comb touched my ear….I just knew white women weren't living like this.
— LL Fool J (@lodiedodie14) August 1, 2024
When I was 8 years old, I was forced into a dance contest against my cousins to "Don't Stop to You Get Enough." I won, by the way.
— G. Lamar Smith, Jr., Esq. (@glamarsmithesq) July 31, 2024
Which tweet do you relate to most?
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