Twitter was transformed into a vital tool the Black community used to amplify its collective voice to protest injustice, organize, commiserate, and spread its unique brand of tastemaking cool, humor and wit. In 2019, I wrote about how for Black people, quitting Twitter was never an easy cut-and-dry proposition as it is for those far more privileged. Revisiting this piece now is very bittersweet. #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter
Why Quitting Twitter Is Not So Clear Cut For African-Americans And Other Marginalized Groups
Why Quitting Twitter Is Not So Clear Cut For African-Americans And Other Marginalized Groups. I have read many think pieces lately from writers -mainly white- who have decided Twitter is just too much of a clusterf*ck for them to….