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22h ago

Black Twitter celebrates justice for victims in R. Kelly's 30-year prison sentencing

Many hope that R. Kelly's victims "can find solace" following today's sentencing.

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Black Twitter celebrates justice for victims in R. Kelly's 30-year prison sentencing

Many hope that R. Kelly's victims "can find solace" following today's sentencing.

REVOLT

Black Twitter celebrates justice for victims in R. Kelly's 30-year prison sentencing

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The culture reacts to news that R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. This news follows decades of the entertainer using his power as a musician to sexually abuse young fans.

After a long fight toward justice for the underage victims of Robert Sylvester Kelly, many hope that they are able to find some solace in the fact that he will now serve most of the rest of his life behind bars. “I fought HARD AF for this story to come out in 2018,” said music and culture journalist J’na Jefferson via Twitter.

“I hope R. Kelly’s victims can find some solace in this sentence, but their lives will still never be the same,” wrote another user. As previously reported by REVOLT, the 55-year-old musician was convicted of racketeering and charges related to sex trafficking in a Brooklyn federal court today (June 29).

I fought HARD AF for this story to come out in 2018. Hugs, love and healing to anyone who has been affected or triggered by R. Kelly and his actions, and anyone who has experienced sexual violence. https://t.co/uW2wLXmlA9pic.twitter.com/QkhNGLFcGD — J’na Jefferson (@jnajefferson) June 29, 2022

The self-proclaimed “Pied Piper” was also convicted of sexual misconduct, bribery, kidnapping and sexual exploitation of a child. His lawyers argued that he should get no more than 10 years due to a traumatic childhood “involving severe, prolonged childhood sexual abuse, poverty and violence.”

Check out more reactions to the sentencing from Black Twitter below.

What’s key to remember in the R Kelly sentencing is that this is a TRAFFICKING case. He had an entire system for moving minors across state lines. And if he was outside with $10 and people willing to help he’d do the shit again. An ACTUAL menace. — Naima Cochrane (@naima) June 29, 2022

Whataboutisms has predator apologists in a chokehold. All I hear is “why isn’t R Kelly allowed to prey on young girls and get away with it like the white men who were able to do so.” https://t.co/bighD0o1Nt — Paris Milan (@ParisMilanYT) June 25, 2022

30yrs for R Kelly is NOT Justice. The bastard should get LIFE without parole. The punishment does not fit the crime. #RKellypic.twitter.com/40iJWVX6Wy — Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (@SholaMos1) June 29, 2022

I have ZERO empathy for sexual predators and pedophiles. All them mf’ers should be locked up and throw away the key. FOH! #RKelly — Shes4Russy (@shesforRussy) June 29, 2022

And people support R.Kelly? I literally said during the trial that he’s hurt and damaged so many people. It’s beyond human comprehension how one could break a person so bad that they no longer want to live. #Rkelly deserves to rot https://t.co/jMAMAi3KBx — Jasonhodges (@Jasonman94) June 29, 2022

Will never stop emphasising that what R. Kelly did was not just abuse; it was sex trafficking. He had a whole system in place that people helped him operate for decades. https://t.co/HxWBiTV7JK — Ivie Ani (@ivieani) June 29, 2022

R. Kelly’s music was extremely easy to let go off & I’m saying this as someone that grew up listening to his music like most of the black community Knowing that man was singing about underage girls the whole time is definitely not something I care to vibe to whatsoever — Corie (@kingslayer253) June 29, 2022

In 2017, I said it was time for us to shut R. Kelly down for good, for his abuses of young girls. Today, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison.https://t.co/wat5IU2ip6 — Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) June 29, 2022

BREAKING: R Kelly has just been sentenced to 30 years in prison. I believe he can cry. GOOD RIDDANCE. — BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) June 29, 2022

R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for federal sex crimes. Another sexual predator who operated in plain sight & was protected by people who share some of the culpability — nazir afzal (@nazirafzal) June 29, 2022

Ghislaine Maxwell & R. Kelly sentencing aren’t enough, they should’ve gotten 60 years with a tombstone ready for them. https://t.co/AaH1GLuLxi — malory archer’s whiskey glass (@charmdiddy) June 29, 2022

Ask Black Chicagoans for their R Kelly stories. Even at the height of his fame, their was no pretense of innocence https://t.co/T3Dt1MlmOk — Astead (@AsteadWesley) June 29, 2022

R. Kelly’s sentencing doesn’t change what he did, but I hope the repercussions bring the Black women he harmed some sense of peace. I also hope it’s a message to abusers everywhere. — Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) June 29, 2022

“How Much they give you Robert?” R. Kelly: pic.twitter.com/c1UNWbak0w — The Artist Known As PJ Darrell (@_PjDarrell) June 29, 2022

they gave r Kelly 30 years pic.twitter.com/ixZ6b5TJIX — lil duval (@lilduval) June 29, 2022

Props forever to @JimDeRogatis who was the first to write about R. Kelly’s sexual predation, listened to survivors, and stuck with that story for more than 20 years while others bought Kelly’s records and ridiculed his victims, most of them Black girls and women. — Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 (@reneeygraham) June 29, 2022

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Black Twitter celebrates justice for victims in R. Kelly's 30-year prison sentencing

The culture reacts to news that R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. This news follows decades of the entertainer using his power as a musician to sexually abuse young fans.

After a long fight toward justice for the underage victims of Robert Sylvester Kelly, many hope that they are able to find some solace in the fact that he will now serve most of the rest of his life behind bars. “I fought HARD AF for this story to come out in 2018,” said music and culture journalist J’na Jefferson via Twitter.

“I hope R. Kelly’s victims can find some solace in this sentence, but their lives will still never be the same,” wrote another user. As previously reported by REVOLT, the 55-year-old musician was convicted of racketeering and charges related to sex trafficking in a Brooklyn federal court today (June 29).

I fought HARD AF for this story to come out in 2018. Hugs, love and healing to anyone who has been affected or triggered by R. Kelly and his actions, and anyone who has experienced sexual violence. https://t.co/uW2wLXmlA9pic.twitter.com/QkhNGLFcGD — J’na Jefferson (@jnajefferson) June 29, 2022

The self-proclaimed “Pied Piper” was also convicted of sexual misconduct, bribery, kidnapping and sexual exploitation of a child. His lawyers argued that he should get no more than 10 years due to a traumatic childhood “involving severe, prolonged childhood sexual abuse, poverty and violence.”

Check out more reactions to the sentencing from Black Twitter below.

What’s key to remember in the R Kelly sentencing is that this is a TRAFFICKING case. He had an entire system for moving minors across state lines. And if he was outside with $10 and people willing to help he’d do the shit again. An ACTUAL menace. — Naima Cochrane (@naima) June 29, 2022

Whataboutisms has predator apologists in a chokehold. All I hear is “why isn’t R Kelly allowed to prey on young girls and get away with it like the white men who were able to do so.” https://t.co/bighD0o1Nt — Paris Milan (@ParisMilanYT) June 25, 2022

30yrs for R Kelly is NOT Justice. The bastard should get LIFE without parole. The punishment does not fit the crime. #RKellypic.twitter.com/40iJWVX6Wy — Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (@SholaMos1) June 29, 2022

I have ZERO empathy for sexual predators and pedophiles. All them mf’ers should be locked up and throw away the key. FOH! #RKelly — Shes4Russy (@shesforRussy)��June 29, 2022

And people support R.Kelly? I literally said during the trial that he’s hurt and damaged so many people. It’s beyond human comprehension how one could break a person so bad that they no longer want to live. #Rkelly deserves to rot https://t.co/jMAMAi3KBx — Jasonhodges (@Jasonman94) June 29, 2022

Will never stop emphasising that what R. Kelly did was not just abuse; it was sex trafficking. He had a whole system in place that people helped him operate for decades. https://t.co/HxWBiTV7JK — Ivie Ani (@ivieani) June 29, 2022

R. Kelly’s music was extremely easy to let go off & I’m saying this as someone that grew up listening to his music like most of the black community Knowing that man was singing about underage girls the whole time is definitely not something I care to vibe to whatsoever — Corie (@kingslayer253) June 29, 2022

In 2017, I said it was time for us to shut R. Kelly down for good, for his abuses of young girls. Today, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison.https://t.co/wat5IU2ip6 — Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) June 29, 2022

BREAKING: R Kelly has just been sentenced to 30 years in prison. I believe he can cry. GOOD RIDDANCE. — BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) June 29, 2022

R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for federal sex crimes. Another sexual predator who operated in plain sight & was protected by people who share some of the culpability — nazir afzal (@nazirafzal) June 29, 2022

Ghislaine Maxwell & R. Kelly sentencing aren’t enough, they should’ve gotten 60 years with a tombstone ready for them. https://t.co/AaH1GLuLxi — malory archer’s whiskey glass (@charmdiddy) June 29, 2022

Ask Black Chicagoans for their R Kelly stories. Even at the height of his fame, their was no pretense of innocence https://t.co/T3Dt1MlmOk — Astead (@AsteadWesley) June 29, 2022

R. Kelly’s sentencing doesn’t change what he did, but I hope the repercussions bring the Black women he harmed some sense of peace. I also hope it’s a message to abusers everywhere. — Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) June 29, 2022

“How Much they give you Robert?” R. Kelly: pic.twitter.com/c1UNWbak0w — The Artist Known As PJ Darrell (@_PjDarrell) June 29, 2022

they gave r Kelly 30 years pic.twitter.com/ixZ6b5TJIX — lil duval (@lilduval) June 29, 2022

Props forever to @JimDeRogatis who was the first to write about R. Kelly’s sexual predation, listened to survivors, and stuck with that story for more than 20 years while others bought Kelly’s records and ridiculed his victims, most of them Black girls and women. — Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 (@reneeygraham) June 29, 2022

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#@KarenAttiah #Karen Attiah

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This is exactly right. And this is the end result of all the education and social service cutbacks since the 80's. People too dumb to act in their own best interests, made afraid by those who profit from hate and division.

#covid 19 #@karenattiah #Quarantimes

[2plan22]

RT @KarenAttiah: I am thinking about Jamal Khashoggi. I am thinking of my friend who was found dead on his floor from COVID. I am thinking of all of those who were made to feel like we didn't belong in the very same country we helped to build. Today, we rest. Tomorrow, we move. 2PLAN22 http://twitter.com/2PLAN22/status/1351988172910194688

I am thinking about Jamal Khashoggi. I am thinking of my friend who was found dead on his floor from COVID. I am thinking of all of those who were made to feel like we didn't belong in the very same country we helped to build. Today, we rest. Tomorrow, we move.

— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) January 20, 2021

#OLASC16 RT @KarenAttiah: I am thinking about Jamal Khashoggi. I am thinking of my friend who was

[jolloffestival]

#Jollofrice #Jolloffestival family. . Kindly helps us congratulate our #jolloffestdc co-host, and Washington Post Global Opinion Editor @karenattiah . On the occasion of being awarded the Special George Polk Award with her colleague at the #washpost on their writing on the murder of Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi. 🙌🏿 . Jollof has always had intellectual side effects we often overlook and speak very little of. Jollof also makes us bold, speak true to power and when needed write truth to power!! 😂🤗 #KarenAttiah we are proud of you. May your favorite #Jollof continue to win. lol #georgepolkaward #jamalkhashoggi #dmv #dc #ghanajollof #nigeriajollof https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv6qTn4AUy_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1d450pj3ccrce

#jollofrice #jolloffestival #jolloffestdc #washpost #karenattiah #jollof #georgepolkaward #jamalkhashoggi #dmv #dc #ghanajollof #nigeriajollof

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'A profound disregard for life' One week after death of #GeorgeFloyd I ask @KarenAttiah of @washingtonpost about hope & #America. @dwnews #RacismInAmerica #pandemic

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https://twitter.com/KarenAttiah/status/1193856709124444160

Jamal Khashoggi used @Uber to get around in Washington/Virginia area. He didn't have a car for a while when he went into self exile. The sick and sad irony of Uber CEO @dkhos calling his murder by the Saudi regime a "mistake". That we should consider forgiveness. #BoycottUber

Everyone who uses Uber should consider the implications of @dkhos's words If one of @Uber's main investors kills someone it doesn't really matter. A representative of a murderous regime can still keep a board seat. When you're rich, your crimes become "mistakes". #BoycottUber

While the use of the word "mistake" is absurd, we need to keep our eye on the ball. The real focus should be @Uber deciding to keep Saudi Arabia on board after the murder of #JamalKhashoggi. Does @dkhos believe that Saudi Arabia's money is more important than a life?

[foreverlogical]

It's been a year since Trump covered for the Saudi regime that murdered Jamal #Khashoggi, a @washingtonpost writer. 

 A year ago, we all demanded justice. 

But today, D.C. media are working overtime to demand that we need to be nice to Trump in public. I'm just stunned.

[dmnsqrl]

https://twitter.com/KarenAttiah/status/1496891240461316106?t=gN-E5gofeLPCkv48M9td1g&s=19 https://www.instagram.com/p/CaanP4rvhS3rrF7C7xtztmkfvY739deXWVyKQY0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[kcyars52]

22h ago

Black Twitter celebrates justice for victims in R. Kelly's 30-year prison sentencing

Many hope that R. Kelly's victims "can find solace" following today's sentencing.

REVOLT

Black Twitter celebrates justice for victims in R. Kelly's 30-year prison sentencing

Many hope that R. Kelly's victims "can find solace" following today's sentencing.

REVOLT

Black Twitter celebrates justice for victims in R. Kelly's 30-year prison sentencing

www.revolt.tv

The culture reacts to news that R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. This news follows decades of the entertainer using his power as a musician to sexually abuse young fans.

After a long fight toward justice for the underage victims of Robert Sylvester Kelly, many hope that they are able to find some solace in the fact that he will now serve most of the rest of his life behind bars. “I fought HARD AF for this story to come out in 2018,” said music and culture journalist J’na Jefferson via Twitter.

“I hope R. Kelly’s victims can find some solace in this sentence, but their lives will still never be the same,” wrote another user. As previously reported by REVOLT, the 55-year-old musician was convicted of racketeering and charges related to sex trafficking in a Brooklyn federal court today (June 29).

I fought HARD AF for this story to come out in 2018. Hugs, love and healing to anyone who has been affected or triggered by R. Kelly and his actions, and anyone who has experienced sexual violence. https://t.co/uW2wLXmlA9pic.twitter.com/QkhNGLFcGD — J’na Jefferson (@jnajefferson) June 29, 2022

The self-proclaimed “Pied Piper” was also convicted of sexual misconduct, bribery, kidnapping and sexual exploitation of a child. His lawyers argued that he should get no more than 10 years due to a traumatic childhood “involving severe, prolonged childhood sexual abuse, poverty and violence.”

Check out more reactions to the sentencing from Black Twitter below.

What’s key to remember in the R Kelly sentencing is that this is a TRAFFICKING case. He had an entire system for moving minors across state lines. And if he was outside with $10 and people willing to help he’d do the shit again. An ACTUAL menace. — Naima Cochrane (@naima) June 29, 2022

Whataboutisms has predator apologists in a chokehold. All I hear is “why isn’t R Kelly allowed to prey on young girls and get away with it like the white men who were able to do so.” https://t.co/bighD0o1Nt — Paris Milan (@ParisMilanYT) June 25, 2022

30yrs for R Kelly is NOT Justice. The bastard should get LIFE without parole. The punishment does not fit the crime. #RKellypic.twitter.com/40iJWVX6Wy — Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (@SholaMos1) June 29, 2022

I have ZERO empathy for sexual predators and pedophiles. All them mf’ers should be locked up and throw away the key. FOH! #RKelly — Shes4Russy (@shesforRussy) June 29, 2022

And people support R.Kelly? I literally said during the trial that he’s hurt and damaged so many people. It’s beyond human comprehension how one could break a person so bad that they no longer want to live. #Rkelly deserves to rot https://t.co/jMAMAi3KBx — Jasonhodges (@Jasonman94) June 29, 2022

Will never stop emphasising that what R. Kelly did was not just abuse; it was sex trafficking. He had a whole system in place that people helped him operate for decades. https://t.co/HxWBiTV7JK — Ivie Ani (@ivieani) June 29, 2022

R. Kelly’s music was extremely easy to let go off & I’m saying this as someone that grew up listening to his music like most of the black community Knowing that man was singing about underage girls the whole time is definitely not something I care to vibe to whatsoever — Corie (@kingslayer253) June 29, 2022

In 2017, I said it was time for us to shut R. Kelly down for good, for his abuses of young girls. Today, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison.https://t.co/wat5IU2ip6 — Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) June 29, 2022

BREAKING: R Kelly has just been sentenced to 30 years in prison. I believe he can cry. GOOD RIDDANCE. — BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) June 29, 2022

R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for federal sex crimes. Another sexual predator who operated in plain sight & was protected by people who share some of the culpability — nazir afzal (@nazirafzal) June 29, 2022

Ghislaine Maxwell & R. Kelly sentencing aren’t enough, they should’ve gotten 60 years with a tombstone ready for them. https://t.co/AaH1GLuLxi — malory archer’s whiskey glass (@charmdiddy) June 29, 2022

Ask Black Chicagoans for their R Kelly stories. Even at the height of his fame, their was no pretense of innocence https://t.co/T3Dt1MlmOk — Astead (@AsteadWesley) June 29, 2022

R. Kelly’s sentencing doesn’t change what he did, but I hope the repercussions bring the Black women he harmed some sense of peace. I also hope it’s a message to abusers everywhere. — Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) June 29, 2022

“How Much they give you Robert?” R. Kelly: pic.twitter.com/c1UNWbak0w — The Artist Known As PJ Darrell (@_PjDarrell) June 29, 2022

they gave r Kelly 30 years pic.twitter.com/ixZ6b5TJIX — lil duval (@lilduval) June 29, 2022

Props forever to @JimDeRogatis who was the first to write about R. Kelly’s sexual predation, listened to survivors, and stuck with that story for more than 20 years while others bought Kelly’s records and ridiculed his victims, most of them Black girls and women. — Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 (@reneeygraham) June 29, 2022

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Tweeted

At this point in the pandemic, I'm not sure if I desperately crave human interaction or if I would rather do without it for the rest of my life

— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) April 29, 2021

#IFTTT #Twitter

[shitonionsays]

@chegray @NostrumRemedium @ScottHech @KarenAttiah What is this American fetish with equating police service to joining boot camp for the marines or something? You're like a few steps above the guy that gets hired by shopping malls to reduce shoplifting.

https://twitter.com/oniontaker/status/1377256876363030528 , in reply to https://twitter.com/chegray/status/1377033146919747585

#oniontaker #twitter

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VOGUE Will Print Second Kamala Harris Cover After Getting Dragged For ‘Casual’ & 'Diminishing' Original

VOGUE heard what you all said about Vice President Kamala Harris’ cover, so they’re trying to make it right. The fashion bible will publish an alternate cover of its February issue with the image of Kamala everyone loved after receiving backlash for the original. More inside…

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Folks were in an uproar online when VOGUE released their February 2021 issue featuring history making Vice President Kamala Harris.

The original cover (that was printed) features Madame VP Harris standing in front of a pink and green background in a black blazer and skinny pants paired with Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers (which she sometimes wore on the campaign trail) and her trademark AKA pearls (above).

  Opinion | Vogue’s Kamala Harris cover shows that diminishing powerful Black women is still in fashion https://t.co/Q0jKtmB9NH

— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) January 14, 2021

  However, people weren’t feeling it. Critics of the cover felt the dressed down version of Kamala was “disrespectful” and that the cover was too “casual” for the Vice President of the United States. The digital version of the cover featured Kamala in a powder blue suit and people felt that image was more “presidential” than the photo chosen for the printed cover.

Turns out, Kamala was blindsided by the printed cover. According to Kamala’s team, the image chosen for the VOGUE cover was not the image both sides had agreed upon. Harris’ team said they were blindsided by the cover because they thought the image of Kamala in the powder blue suit would be the cover. By the way, the editorial was captured by Tyler Mitchell, who became the first Black photographer to shoot a Vogue cover when his subject was Beyoncé.

When folks started going in on the publication online, VOGUE editor-in-chief Anna Wintour released a statement defending the original controversial cover:

In a statement to The New York Times, Wintour said that there was "no formal agreement" about the cover choice, but emphasized that "it was absolutely not our intention to in any way diminish the importance of the Vice President-elect's incredible victory."

According to Wintour, the magazine's creative team felt that the casual look was the better choice for the current moment, making a connection to the pandemic and tumultuous state of the country. She did not comment on the lighting of the image.

"When the two images arrived at Vogue, all of us felt very, very strongly that the less formal portrait of the Vice President-elect really reflected the moment that we were living in," she said in the statement. "We are in the midst...of the most appalling pandemic that is taking lives by the minute, and we felt to reflect this tragic moment in global history, a much less formal picture, something that was very, very accessible, and approachable, and really reflected the hallmark of the Biden-Harris campaign..."

Now, VOGUE will release special edition inaugural issues featuring Kamala in the powder blue suit. The new cover will not appear on newsstands, but a printer version will be available for purchase the VOGUE’s website.

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"In recognition of the enormous interest in the digital cover, and in celebration of this historic moment, we will be publishing a limited number of special edition inaugural issues," said Vogue on their website.

The issue is available for $7.99 (plus sales tax).

We'll throw our coins at this one.

Photo: Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP

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https://twitter.com/KarenAttiah/status/1203076871685988352

Jamal Khashoggi is trending on Twitter in the United States. Saudi Arabia's regime wants us to forget Jamal, and move on.  They have failed. I am still amazed and inspired by how the world really has not let his name and legacy fade away, a year after his murder. Grateful.