B Special to the AFRO Ananda Lewis, a former MTV veejay and TV host, has died after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was 52. Lewis’s sister, Lakshmi Emory, confirmed the news on her Facebook ...

She spoke about its indelible cultural impact in the context of Black feminism. “Every woman in the industry was in that song … why is it that song doesn’t sort of sit in our public consciousness? Why ...

And while Musk’s erosion of the platform has fragmented the community and driven some users away, the impacts of Black Twitter on journalism — from holding the media accountable to showing journalists ...

But there’s more, much more, to black Twitter than social justice activism ... at Wake Forest University who has studied the impact of black Twitter. “Now we’re having those conversations ...

Next semester, Daphne Brooks, professor of African American Studies and music, will teach a new class titled “Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition ... course which focused on Beyoncé’s ...

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“The cultural producers of Black Twitter fueled the internet with language ... yet its presence and impact are unmistakable. While the platform may have evolved (now as X), the essence of ...

A Hulu docuseries looks at its history, impact and legacy. Amna Nawaz discussed "Black Twitter: A People's History" with director Prentice Penny. It's part of our arts and culture series ...

A Hulu docuseries looks at its history, impact and legacy. Amna Nawaz discussed "Black Twitter: A People's History" with director Prentice Penny. It's part of our arts and culture series ...

“Black Twitter" is based on Jason Parham’s Wired ... were you thinking about the impact social media could have on the stories you were trying to tell? There were some really big “Insecure ...

new social media platforms like Bluesky, Threads, and Spill have jockeyed for the influence and impact that X once had, but have failed to capture the Black Twitter audience, Parham says.