We Stan A Queen: Black Woman Spent Her 4th Of July Protesting On The Statue Of Liberty And Twitter Found A New Hero
“I’m good luv, enjoy” pic.twitter.com/bCunofU1Ia
— Avengers’ Funeral Coordinator (@Steph_I_Will) July 4, 2018
July 4th Introduces A Super Hero
The 4th of July is a day where America celebrates its heroes. So it’s only fitting that we are introduced to a new hero for US to celebrate. Therese Patricia Okoumou, an immigrant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo took it upon herself to cling to the foot of Lady Liberty and refused to leave until children separated at the border are returned to their parents.
We. Stan. A. Queen.
My girl is perched on the STATUE. OF. LIBERTY. Pink sneakers, legs crossed giving the side eye, protesting this country’s awfulness on July 4th. Black women are amazing. https://t.co/MZ1esoSvQg
— The NYC Film Chick (@TheNYCFilmChick) July 4, 2018
The whole episode gave us hilarity, inspiration and angry white people. The perfect concoction for greatness.
Take a look…
a black woman just scaled the Statue of Liberty to protest deportations and child incarceration!! the statue. of. liberty!! on the FOURTH OF JULY!!!! I wish I knew her name
— Bedour Alagraa (@bedouralagraa) July 4, 2018
Her name is Therese Patricia Okoumou.
She is the Black woman who protested migrant family separations by sitting at the foot of the Statue of Liberty.
She said she would not come down until "all the children are released."
SHE IS A NATIONAL SHERO ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏿
KNOW HER NAME pic.twitter.com/2oryRh7eI7
— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) July 5, 2018
Today, Therese Patricia Okoumou, a Congolese immigrant, scaled the Statue of Liberty and said she would not be moved until all the children detained from ICE were released.
“We who believe in freedom cannot rest.” Ella taught us. #AbolishICE (Photo via AJ+) pic.twitter.com/bu4uEKR4PQ
— Cynthia Malone (@cynth_malone) July 5, 2018
It's being reported her name is #TheresePatriciaOkoumou. The images of her on the Statue of Liberty are stark and powerful.#IndependenceDay #July4th2018 #AbolishICE pic.twitter.com/Ilsn5jtqq2
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) July 5, 2018
Therese Okoumou, the woman arrested for scaling the base of the Statue of Liberty to protest against Trump’s cruel immigration policy, is proof that we can ALL be heroes of #TheResistance — each in our own way. pic.twitter.com/xVfH5JOJl0
— Jon Cooper 🌊 (@joncoopertweets) July 5, 2018
Therese Okoumou. A hero.
Wouldn’t come down from the Statue of Liberty until “all the children are released.” pic.twitter.com/RzxQIrnMvl
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) July 5, 2018
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I love the people complaining that #ThereseOkoumou ✌🏾ruined first responders’ holiday✌🏾 when she scaled the Statue of Liberty—
as if first responders aren’t already running around dealing with the dozens of assholes who have blown their dicks off with fireworks.
— Imani Gandy o—€ (@AngryBlackLady) July 5, 2018
Therese Patricia Okoumou…an immigrant, putting her body on the line for other immigrants, literally grasping the hem of Lady Liberty's garment on the 4th of July. This will be iconic. #TheresePatriciaOkoumou pic.twitter.com/40SmHRTYuy
— Tom Cox 🎡🎢 (@tomintheburgh) July 5, 2018
Civil disobedience in the face of an oppressive government is sort of what the 4th of July is all about.
Way to go, Statue of Liberty protester. pic.twitter.com/tWuCGQxVkI
— Denizcan Grimes (@MrFilmkritik) July 4, 2018
Therese Patricia Okoumou was the person who scaled the statue of liberty today in the name of ABOLISH ICE. she has BEEN fighting for social justice, she deserves support. PLEASE CALL the metropolitan correctional center in NYC @ +1 (646) 836-6300 to demand her immediate release! pic.twitter.com/JaTnaieJN2
— LUNA 🌙 (@lunalamala) July 5, 2018
Conservatives are more outraged about a protester on the Statue of Liberty than migrant kids living in concentration camps.
— Denizcan Grimes (@MrFilmkritik) July 4, 2018
I love this photo of #TheresePatriciaOkoumou. She's so unbothered. Sitting like she's on a park bench. That knee placement is EVERYTHING. #WhoGonCheckMeBoo #AbolishICE #IndependenceDay #4thofJuly pic.twitter.com/KKDNPXtgJy
— Sil Lai Abrams (@Sil_Lai) July 5, 2018
#TheresePatriciaOkoumou and #BreeNewsome
WOMEN OF POWER, STRENGTH, COURAGE, RESILIENCE AND IN OUR HISTORY BOOKS. pic.twitter.com/3oDBXgD1Pu— Projects 2 Pinnacle (@JUSSASUB) July 5, 2018
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