Black Twitter: A People's History
| Black Twitter: A People's History | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Docuseries |
| Showrunner | Joie Jacoby[1] |
| Written by | Jason Parham |
| Directed by | Prentice Penny |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | List
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| Producer | Jason Parham |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Hulu |
| Release | May 9, 2024 |
Black Twitter: A People's History is a 2024 documentary film series about the history of Black Twitter. The series is produced by Onyx Collective.[1]
The series chronicles the oral history of the influence of the Black community on American society and politics since the Obama administration. It also shows how Black people had used Twitter as a general means of expression to comment on everyday life.[2][3] It touches on a range of serious topics (Black Lives Matter, Trayvon Martin, January 6 United States Capitol attack), but also more humorous topics (the TV drama Scandal, Crying Jordan meme).[3]
The docuseries is based on Jason Parham's 2021 Wired story and was directed by Prentice Penny.[2][4][5]
The series premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival in March 2024[6] and debuted to the public on Hulu on May 9, 2024.[3]
Guests[edit]
The following guest star in the series:[6]
- TJ Adeshola (former head of Global Content Partnerships, Twitter)
- W. Kamau Bell (comedian; director, We Need to Talk About Cosby)
- Dr. André Brock (communications professor; author, Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures)
- Rembert Browne (journalist; former director of Product and Community, Twitter)
- Dr. Meredith Clark (journalism professor; creator, Archiving Black Twitter)
- Kid Fury (TV writer and host, The Read)
- Roxane Gay (author; cultural critic, The New York Times)
- Jemele Hill (author, journalist)
- Sam Jay (comedian, writer)
- Brad Jenkins (former associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, 2011-2015)
- Brandon “Jinx” Jenkins (journalist, host, creative director)
- Luvvie Ajayi Jones (New York Times bestselling author)
- Shamika Klassen (researcher, scholar, Black Twitter Is Gold)
- Van Lathan (cultural critic; host, Higher Learning)
- Jamilah Lemieux (cultural critic, writer)
- Wesley Lowery (journalist; author, American Whitelash)
- Ira Madison III (TV writer; host, Keep It!)
- Judnick Mayard (TV writer, producer)
- Jason Parham (senior writer, WIRED)
- April Reign (creative consultant; creator, #OscarsSoWhite)
- God-is Rivera (former global director of Culture and Community, X)
- Amanda Seales (comedian, activist, host “Small Doses” podcast)
- Denver Sean (senior editor, LoveBScott.com)
- Baratunde Thurston (comedian; host, How To Citizen with Baratunde)
- Ashley Weatherspoon (producer; writer, DearYoungQueen.com)
- Raquel Willis (author, activist, media strategist)
- J Wortham (journalist, The New York Times Magazine)
Episodes[edit]
Series overview[edit]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 3 | May 9, 2024 | May 9, 2024 | |
Season 1 (2024)[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Chapter One" | May 9, 2024 |
| 2 | 2 | "Chapter Two" | May 9, 2024 |
| 3 | 3 | "Chapter Three" | May 9, 2024 |
Reception[edit]
When the series was announced, users on Twitter complained of "big media big-footing, of The Man swooping in to claim a piece of a sacred subculture".[3]
The series is described as "an archive, reminding us that we possess the power to demand change; we need only to use our voices to activate it.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Hulu Docuseries 'Black Twitter: A People's History' Premieres Thursday, May 9, on Hulu | What's On Hulu". ABC. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ a b c Tinubu, Aramide (2024-05-09). "'Black Twitter: A People's History' Offers a Hasty Archive of a Bygone Era: TV Review". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ a b c d Vognar, Chris (2024-05-09). "'Black Twitter: A People's History' tells how humor and hashtags fostered a subculture". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ France, Lisa Respers (2024-05-08). "Prentice Penny is far from 'Insecure' about his Black Twitter docuseries". CNN. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ Lawrence, Andrew (2024-05-08). "'That open tweet is the canvas': behind the highs, lows and memes of Black Twitter". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ a b "'Black Twitter: A People's History': Hulu Docuseries Gets First Teaser And Premiere Date". Yahoo News. 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
External links[edit]
- A People’s History of Black Twitter, Part I
- A People’s History of Black Twitter, Part II
- A People’s History of Black Twitter, Part III
- Black Twitter: A People's History at IMDb
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