A Decade of Black Twitter

December 19, 2019 2:32 PM

The Root Looks Back at a Decade of Black Twitter.

At the end of this decade, let us reflect on Black Twitter, as it has helped to revolutionize online culture.

On December 13, 2019, it helped White America learn about the wondrous tunes of Frankie Beverly.

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posted by loriginedumonde (3 comments total)

Say what you will about the garbage website I spend too much time on (and I could complain about it for days...months...maybe years), but using Twitter to engage with Black Twitter (a community I am not a part of) and Queer Twitter (a community I am a part of but often feel isolated from) has made me a stronger, better person as the rest of the world seems to collapse even more around me.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 7:32 AM on December 20, 2019 [4 favorites]

I've been trying the last few years to shut up, learn, and amplify. Black Twitter is invaluable for when I'm thinking, "This is great. Well, it sounds great. Is it great for everyone? Let me check."
posted by kimberussell at 7:52 AM on December 20, 2019 [3 favorites]

Back in the 80s and 90s, Chuck D of Public Enemy (essentially) called rap music "the black CNN". I think it's pretty clear that Black Twitter is today's black CNN.
posted by mhum at 10:42 AM on December 20, 2019 [2 favorites]