TIBT: Amber Rose’s #SlutWalk, gun rights in America, Chick-fil-A’s new NYC location

Today in #BlackTwitter
2 min readOct 4, 2015

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In the News

Media maven Amber Rose led a #SlutWalk march to bring attention to sexual injustice and women’s rights.

Most shared stories:

BET: Amber Rose’s Mom Joins #SlutWalk With Classic Sign

Mashable: Amber Rose leads ‘SlutWalk,’ a march for women’s rights

Following the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, discussions around gun rights in America have heightened.

Most shared stories:

Vox: Guns killed more Americans in 12 years than AIDS, war, and illegal drug overdoses combined

Washington Post: Black men are six times more likely to die from gun homicide than suicide. For whites, it’s reversed.

New York Times: The Political Ritual After Mass Shootings

Clemson stopped a 2-pointer to beat Notre Dame in Saturday’s game. The University’s Vine account posted this high-energy clip from the locker room.

@ChickfilA opened its first full store in NYC, prompting hundreds to line up for a first bite.

Music

Janet Jackson released “Unbreakable,” her newest album since 2008’s “Discipline.” Her father Joe Jackson encouraged fans to pick up a copy.

#ohnotheydidnt

What would you do?

Defining “legitimate culture”

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