Black Twitter Responds to Fast Company’s 25 Smartest Women On Twitter List

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Black Twitter Responds to Fast Company’s ’25 Smartest Women On Twitter’ List

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Fast Company released a list yesterday showcasing the smartest women on Twitter. Call it what you want (ahem, a blatant disregard for the top Twitter users, may be fitting), the website for the well-known business magazine “tried it,” however, social heavyweights from Black Twitter didn’t miss a beat and were on hand to correct the popular zine’s oversight. The list, largely dominated by white women, has a sprinkle of color and  birthed the hashtag #SmartBlackWomenOfTwitter which was created by @FeministaJones.  It also sparked lists filled with smart, savvy and innovative women on the popular platform created by Colorlines.com and HuffPost Black Voices, among other sites. Here, BlackEnterprise.com tracks the conversation–see what folks had to say about Fast Company‘s slip-up:

Janel Martinez
With a focus on news and the under 35 crowd, Martinez develops engaging, daily reports for BlackEnterprise.com. She also pens the blog, After School Daze: Life After Undergrad, where she delves into the day-to-day issues and concerns of recent graduates trying to adapt to life off campus. Prior to Black Enterprise, the Bronx, N.Y. native contributed to Latina, Latina.com, Honeymag.com, Syracuse Record and The Post-Standard. When she's not writing articles, the self-proclaimed travelista is on the prowl for her next excursion.   Martinez holds a bachelor's degree in magazine journalism and sociology from Syracuse University.

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