(Hash)tagging intersection(ality): Black and Palestinian experiences on Twitter.

This article analyzes how Twitter users discussed the intersections of Black American and Palestinian experiences during the 2021 Gaza crisis through the lens of intersectionality, a framework originally developed to understand overlapping systems of oppression. Using data scraped from Twitter between June and July 2021, the study identifies two main user categories: verified, institutional actors who often engage in performative or branded uses of intersectionality, and peripheral, highly active users who produce more varied and sometimes contradictory discourses linking Black and Palestinian struggles. The findings reveal that while Twitter facilitates transnational solidarity and coalition-building through mechanisms like tagging and hashtags, the concept of intersectionality is deployed inconsistently—ranging from superficial "performative wokeness" to critical, anti-colonial critiques—reflecting tensions in how these communities engage with shared histories of racialized settler colonialism and oppression. The study highlights the complex dynamics of digital activism and discourse, showing that prominent institutional voices may co-opt intersectional narratives, whereas less visible users often challenge or complicate these narratives within the platform’s networked public sphere.