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Entertainment, Entertainment

Social Media Drags Draya Michele For This ‘Tone Deaf’ Move Amid Los Angeles Wildfires

The reality TV star is getting major backlash online for her social media activity during the natural disaster.

By

Jared Alexander

Published

January 13, 2025
Entertainment, Television

Hulu’s ‘Black Twitter’ Docuseries is Here, and Of Course Black Twitter Has Some Thoughts…

Y’all freaked out for nothing: ‘Black Twitter’ doc is a Fun, nostalgic ride through our most unforgettable moments

By

Stephanie Holland

Published

May 10, 2024
Culture

New Doc Explores The Power of Black Twitter and Viral Hashtags

“Black Twitter: The Twitterverse That Changed a Generation” explains the importance of its impact.

By

Candace McDuffie

Published

February 23, 2023
Politics

#IHadAWhiteFriend Is a Thing Now

Black Twitter shares experiences with racist white “friends” after racist Tweet from Rhode Island legislator

By

Keith Reed

Published

December 29, 2021
Entertainment & Culture, Events, The Root Institute

The Root Institute 2021: Media Coverage and the Black Community

In this roundtable discussion, April Reign, Errin Haines and Angela Rye break down the ways media portrays our community and how we can make it better

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

September 22, 2021
Events, The Root Institute

The Root Institute 2021: Tarana Burke’s New Memoir Unbound Retraces the Birth of a Movement

The founder and leader of the Me Too movement retraces her steps in a deeply vulnerable and moving memoir under Oprah’s imprint.

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

September 21, 2021
Culture

Watch: Hashtag Revolution: Breaking Down Necessity of #BlackGirlMagic Through 1 Magical Black Girl

Hashtags have defined pop culture. You spot them all over social media, and now many of them have become popular phrases, especially when they highlight blackness: #BlackBoyJoy, #BlackLivesMatter, #GrowingUpBlack and the list goes on. #BlackGirlMagic is obviously one of those transcendent hashtags. These three words smashed together bring a smile to even the tightest lips.…

By

Danielle Young

Published

April 5, 2017
Very Smart Brothas

There Is Nothing Wrong With Making And Laughing At Jokes About Ridiculous Ass Rachel Dolezal

Rachel Dolezal’s appearance on The Today Show this morning — and her admission that she identifies as Black — confirms it: She is a turducken of bullshit. A turducken inside of a giraffe inside of a whale that was eaten by a fucking Indominus Rex. Not only is her actual aesthetic an intentional optical illusion, following…

By

Damon Young

Published

June 16, 2015