‘Black Twitter: A People’s History’ Producers on Tracking Down the Real People Behind Viral Memes and Critiques They’ve Already Gotten From Black Twitter
variety.comSelome Hailu According to director Prentice Penny, “Black Twitter: A People’s History” is something of a coming-of-age story.
Chronicling a decade and a half of posts and news stories, the Hulu docuseries examines how culture and politics have been influenced by Black users of the social media site now known as X — a relationship that has evolved and matured over time thanks to changes in technology, the White House, the site’s ownership and more. “The big reference is ‘Star Wars,'” Penny says. “Luke in the beginning doesn’t know what the Jedis are.
He’s doe-eyed. Then you have ‘Empire,’ where it gets darker. Trouble is happening. Then you have a final act of coming into your power and accepting it.
For me, that was the story of Black Twitter. In the beginning, it’s like, ‘What even is this thing? — and then you’re hit with real world things, as people of color in this country often are.
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