After Elon Musk's takeover, Black Twitter's future lies in the balance : It's Been a Minute : NPR
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After Elon Musk's takeover, Black Twitter's future lies in the balance : It's Been a Minute : NPR

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What we lose if Black Twitter disappears Enlarge this image Carina Johansen/NTB/AFP via Getty Images; David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images; STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images Carina Johansen/NTB/AFP via Getty Images; David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images; STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images #BlackLivesMatter. These huge cultural moments come from one of the most chaotic, beloved, and influential communities online: Black Twitter. 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.

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