"In an article detailing how more middle class black people began turning inward and supporting black businesses and banks, a sociologist named Walter Allen pointed out, 'We carry the weight of the race and the weight of racism.'"
"I have friends from different races, but black women in particular show up for me in ways that I just to this day think really give me goosebumps."
"It isn't enough for us white women to just say that we stand with women of color. We must actually show up when we are needed."
"You don't gotta bring other black people down to succeed."
"It is up to our white friends and allies to be sure to stand up for those who are under attack."
"Black men have always historically protected black women."
"Creating solidarity between races and among class is really one of the only things that we can do."
"There's a solid history of solidarity in class struggle and in race struggle."
"Black men having black women's backs, black women having our backs, they know that's our strength."
"We ain't going for no goddamn divide, we ride for our sisters."
"If I could get black people to support our businesses the way y'all support Popeyes Chicken, then I could build a whole damn black public school system by myself."
"As a black woman, I would love for my black man to protect me by any means."
"Black men stepping up to defend our honor, which we do need, but at the same time, we should find ways to not take down other people who look like us."
"The only people who's going to really look out for you are the brothers."
"Black men, black women are not your enemy. Each one of us gonna have to fix it on our own."
"Don't let these the white diamond society misuse you against your own people."
"We're the most on code people on the planet as far as black people."
"You really serve as our marketing team, you help us to expand and let other black folk know."
"Salute to all the black fathers and their kids live y'all don't get enough credit, black families together is where it's at, black is beautiful."
"I love my people and I'm gonna fight for them to the day I die."
"We have things now, and we don't necessarily have to support only blacks, so we just have to support people that respect us."
"I would just say, um, to the black community and just our, just black people in general, man, we got to show each other a lot more love and support."
"I support your work and black lives, keep being awesome."
"Black people need to commit to buying from their own people first."
"It takes the white allies, or whatever word you want to use for that, to be the voices advocating in solidarity to the white community."
"That's what we need to hear, black men supporting black women and black women supporting black men."
"Support black owned businesses support black owned restaurants support black creators"
"Being silent in an instance like that would be against everything I believe in... I will fight for my community because I love the black community."
"Support people who look like me, not out of charity, because both of these gentlemen are experts."
"Shout out to all the black men who defend black women."
"It's important for black men to support black women."
"Just as the black communities feel like they should support their businesses, hell yeah, but the Asian people we need to support our own businesses."
"When it comes to really supporting black women, nobody has our back but us."
"I think every african-american every black player should be sticking together in this."
"Being intentional of being around black people is an act of resistance. This is an exclusively black space."
"Support nothing that won't support you and your people. Don't support an organization, a business, or a political party that won't support black folk."
"Black folks stood their ground. They did not let them come in there and destroy their communities."
"Coming together is all the black people and all the Latino people coming together."
"Supporting black people during this time is a very important thing for whites to do."
"I want Monique to win because I want black people to win."
"Especially those moments and especially for those moments where this campaign was at its lowest ever the African-American community stood up."
"The connection that I feel to the beautiful black woman who gives me that same interaction can be matched it can't be matched man."
"As a black man, I can't do nothing without black women."
"Never ever support anything or anybody in a political party or any business that won't support you as a black person."
"Just because I'm black does not mean I cannot call out and stand up for Asian brothers or sisters being discriminated against." - Reesi
"You gotta start supporting black people who are in this sphere doing their thing."
"If you're really for the universal solidarity and resurrection of African people, you gotta call a [ __ ] when you see a [ __ ]."
"Black Americans, we are in this thing on our own. Everybody's looking to us."
"On the surface level, I'm rooting for everybody black."
"I have hope in black people. I have hope in bodies of culture. I think the system only does what you demand of it."
"I love you anyway and I love black folk I always have and I'll do what I can to help you as long as I'm alive take care of my friends."
"Blacks must come together, unite, and practice group economics."
"Black people, we have to learn to be sweeter and kinder to each other because the world just gives us hell."
"We have to support the black businesses."
"I'm very concerned about the plight of black men because I'm a black man."