Uplifting new hashtag celebrates black women's accomplishments

America woke up on Friday to find a new hashtag trending on Twitter: #BlackWomenDidThat.

The hashtag highlights black female politicians, activists, entertainers, scientists, authors, athletes and more and serves as a celebration of black womanhood.

The hashtag grew out of a prompt from Anthony J. Williams, the editor-in-chief of the Afrikan Black Coalition, who asked his followers to create a hashtag honoring black women.

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From there, the trend took off with thousands of responses from all across Twitter.

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The hashtag continues to grow, with nearly 100,000 tweets and counting.

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Shortly after #BlackWomenDidThat began to trend, Williams shared a bit of the thinking behind the hashtag, and how it relates to the current political climate.

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Williams also called on those following the hashtag to take action in their own, non-digital lives to show support for black women.

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