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By Melissa Noel ·Updated December 21, 2023
December 21 usually marks the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, a.k .a. the winter solstice. But on Black Twitter, today also marks a hilarious “anniversary” of sorts called the “Negro Solstice,” which is supposed to be when Black people get superpowers.
The jokes and memes began in 2020 after a tweet from user @lottidot, who replied to a thread about the COVID-19
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