Kanye West‘s return to Twitter was celebrated by fans who missed his presence online, but now some of those same supporters are probably hoping he’ll go away again. After tweeting out Saturday a supportive message for conservative pundit Candace Owens, Black Twitter has been raging to the point Owens’ name began trending.
The overwhelming success of Marvel’s Black Panther has been largely seen as a good thing, considering the cultural shift it is helping to promote within the film industry. However, a Forbes writer said that the movie’s popularity and market impact should “terrify” film studios and Black Twitter reacted in kind.
Considering the nation is at the tail end of Black History Month, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner engaged in one of the most ham-handed public displays in history as it relates to Black people and other people of color. On Wednesday at a Chicago event to promote workplace diversity. Gov. Rauner actually had a Black man […]
Just last October, Blitter, billed as the Black alternative to Twitter, was all the rage and crafted as a safe space where Black voices could gather and be heard. In the past few days, it appears that the app’s developer Patrick Francis has flipped out on the social media network and claimed he’s sold Blitter […]
Black Twitter is keeping busy this week, just in time for Black History Month. The witty social media collective has made yet another clever hashtag in #MillennialNegroSpirituals, which has been taking off all day.
On the eve of Black History Month, Black Twitter has once again proven that they are an unstoppable force with the wit and jokes when it comes to a hot trending topic. The hashtag #TweetLikeThe1600s was sparked at some point on Tuesday (Jan. 30) and is still going strong today although not everyone is finding […]
Remember J. Holiday? We barely did too, but the DMV-raised vocalist who last dropped in 2014 has a lot to say about the new wave of women artists out here doing it right now. In a recent Instagram post, the “Bed” artist took shots at Beyoncé, Cardi B, and SZA but Black Twitter is getting […]
Ciara can’t win for losing. The “Goodies” singer posted a meme that seemingly disparaged single women, now Russell Wilson’s wife is getting dragged something awful.Â
Curving, the act of shutting down one’s attempt to get close, ask for a date or more, has been a hot topic in times past, most especially in the digital dating age. The powerful and influential segment of Black Twitter most especially has lots to say about curving, and a new trending topic, #TopCurves, displayed […]
Late Thursday night (Jan. 11) on Twitter, the world of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was flipped in reverse with a humorous hashtag. The trending topic #BlackHogwarts imagined a world where the young wizard and the famed school of magic were remade into a Black version with hilarious results.
Michael B. Jordan found himself becoming a trending topic on Twitter Tuesday (Jan. 2) but not for reasons connected to his upcoming role in Marvel’s Black Panther film. Instead, the chiseled actor has Black Twitter divided after the social media revelation of his rumored new girlfriend who does not appear to be Black.
Big Sean just dropped a new album with Metro Boomin. But the wrapping wasn’t off the CD…ahem, stream or download, before Twitter was in furious debate over the merits of the Detroit rapper.Â
