Current：Home > ContactWhat we lose if Black Twitter disappears -Visionary Wealth Guides
What we lose if Black Twitter disappears
View
Date：2025-04-11 23:00:29
#BlackLivesMatter. #OscarsSoWhite. #Zola. These huge cultural moments come from one of the most chaotic, beloved, and influential communities online: Black Twitter. But with Elon Musk at the helm, the future of the community is in question. What's next for the digital public square and by extension Black Twitter?
Host Brittany Luse sits down with Jason Parham, senior writer at WIRED, to discuss why he believes, "There Is No Replacement for Black Twitter"; and why his three-part oral history, "A People's History of Black Twitter" is needed now more than ever.
You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenaMin or email us at [email protected].
This episode of 'It's Been a Minute' was produced by Barton Girdwood and Alexis Williams. It was edited by Kitty Eisele and Jessica Placzek. Engineering support came from Jay Czys. Our executive producer is Veralyn Williams, our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni and our Senior VP of Programming is Anya Grundmann.
veryGood！ (5)
Related
- New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US
- Thousands of Reddit communities 'go dark' in protest of new developer fees
- Just Two Development Companies Drive One of California’s Most Controversial Climate Programs: Manure Digesters
- Adidas begins selling off Yeezy brand sneakers, 7 months after cutting ties with Ye
- The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
- Inside Clean Energy: In Parched California, a Project Aims to Save Water and Produce Renewable Energy
- Elizabeth Holmes has started her 11-year prison sentence. Here's what to know
- ‘It Is Going to Take Real Cuts to Everyone’: Leaders Meet to Decide the Future of the Colorado River
- Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
- The Largest U.S. Grid Operator Puts 1,200 Mostly Solar Projects on Hold for Two Years
Ranking
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- A Court Blocks Oil Exploration and Underwater Seismic Testing Off South Africa’s ‘Wild Coast’
- One mom takes on YouTube over deadly social media blackout challenge
- Inside Clean Energy: Texas Is the Country’s Clean Energy Leader, Almost in Spite of Itself
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- 'This is a compromise': How the White House is defending the debt ceiling bill
- Apple moves into virtual reality with a headset that will cost you more than $3,000
- Kylie Jenner’s Recent Photos of Son Aire Are So Adorable They’ll Blow You Away
Recommendation
Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
Warming Trends: Climate Insomnia, the Decline of Alpine Bumblebees and Cycling like the Dutch and the Danes
Colleen Ballinger's Team Sets the Record Straight on Blackface Allegations
Russia’s War in Ukraine Reveals a Risk for the EV Future: Price Shocks in Precious Metals
Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
You Won't Be Able to Handle Penelope Disick's Cutest Pics
Western Forests, Snowpack and Wildfires Appear Trapped in a Vicious Climate Cycle
A Complete Timeline of Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann's Messy Split and Surprising Reconciliation