Jenny Holmes

Civil rights lawyer at @naacp_ldf. Lover of political news, prosecco, & early bedtimes. DC native. Tweets are mine. she/her

[Jenny Holmes @Jennyhooo]

Don't forget to hydrate today!

[Jenny Holmes @Jennyhooo]

@nyttypos @nytimes Are you going to let “Gerogia” slide?

[Jenny Holmes @Jennyhooo]

So proud to represent Delta Sigma Theta, the Houston Area Urban League, the Arc of Texas, and @jefflmclemmons to fight for the right to vote!

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Today, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas began the first day of trial in LDF's case challenging S.B. 1, a Texas law that targets voting access.
https://t.co/b12WmJttFw

[Jenny Holmes @Jennyhooo]

@hannnahmmarie obviously, standing is for suckers

[Jenny Holmes @Jennyhooo]

Congrats to @RossDeuel and the entire team on this great win for voters! Section 2 of the VRA lives on

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

#BREAKING: The Supreme Court today ruled in Allen v. Milligan in favor of Black voters who challenged Alabama’s 2021-enacted congressional map.

https://t.co/bhxuzh3Hue

[Coalition for a Diverse Harvard @harvarddiverse]

In its final days @Harvard, Class of '23 stands up once more for #AffirmativeAction and tells the Supreme Ct to #DefendDiversity. We'll keep fighting for the multiracial democracy we deserve. TY Diverse Harvard members& AAPI/Desi & Lavender Gala celebrants! @NAACP_LDF @Harvard4A

[Jenny Holmes @Jennyhooo]

Shout out to my cousin, Corinne! Living Black history. Can’t wait to see the @FiskUGymnastics team when they’re in town!

[SEC Network @SECNetwork]

Corrinne Tarver knows a thing or two about being a trailblazer.

✨ The first Black gymnast at @UGAGymnastics

✨ The first Black gymnast to win the NCAA all-around national title

✨ The head coach of @FiskUGymnastics, the first HBCU gymnastics team

#BlackHistoryAlways

[Jenny Holmes @Jennyhooo]

@MNateShyamalan New Haven would like to chat. Also, Italy.

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

College students across America are standing up in support of race-conscious admissions. Dismantling these policies could have devastating implications for students of color as well as entire student bodies — and their collective futures. #AffirmDiversity

[Jenny Holmes @Jennyhooo]

At SCOTUS bright and early to #DefendDemocracy and protect affirmative action!

[Jenny Holmes @Jennyhooo]

Agreed. It’s either snug/bug/rug hours or wrangling your feral children hours

[Cristian Farias @cristianafarias]

Ketanji Brown Jackson is giving a mini history lesson on the 14th Amendment, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and the need to put formerly enslaved Black people on equal footing with white people.

“The entire point of the amendment was to secure rights for the freed former slaves.”

[Jenny Holmes @Jennyhooo]

SERENA!!!!

[Amanda Linehan @AMLinehan]

Today at @cranebeachmass my 9-year-old daughter nearly drowned while I was watching her, in full view of two life guard stations, on an uncrowded and overcast day. Drowning doesn’t look like drowning, and I hope a lot of people read this and remember the signs. 🧵

[Jenny Holmes @Jennyhooo]

I have stared blankly/quizzically at so many nurses before realizing they are talking to me

[Jenny Holmes @Jennyhooo]

Two kids in, I still find it unsettling and endearing that all my kids’ healthcare providers address me as mom

[Jenny Holmes @Jennyhooo]

*googles US Open tickets*

[Natasha ❀ @ndelriego]

This thread will be dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting in Buffalo.

This is Ruth Whitfield, 86. Her son, the former Buffalo Fire Commissioner, said she was on her way from visiting her husband in a nursing home and stopped at the store to get something to eat.

[Janai Nelson @JNelsonLDF]

Not sure who needs to hear this, but the idea that reproductive rights are a form of eugenics is itself racist. It assumes that people of color and their families are incapable of deciding what’s best for them, making informed health decisions and being self-determined.

[Jenny Holmes @Jennyhooo]

Gaslighting upon gaslighting