The Supreme Court punted on Friday in a major legal challenge to Louisiana’s long-litigated congressional map, taking the ...

In honor of Black Music Month, the AFRO discusses the power of lyrics in today's music industry and the importance of positive messaging.

Black-owned social media platforms gained attention in 2025 thanks to influencers and content creators seeking authentic ...

Bill Maher criticizes "The View" for far-left rhetoric alienating voters, while experts discuss the show's influence on ...

Beyonce won the 2025 Best Country Album Grammy. Going forward, the country album category will be split into traditional and contemporary awards.

Making Black America: Through the Grapevine Collection (6-12) Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois: The Conflict (9-12) Celebrating Black History and Culture Collection (3-12) ...

And Penny explains why he thinks Twitter’s moment may have passed, leaving him to ponder its influence going forward and where Black social media users may direct their energies next.

The docuseries highlights how Black Twitter’s influence extends beyond its own community, shaping broader cultural practices. “Even if you weren’t engaged in Black Twitter, ...

Black Twitter birthed hashtags like #OscarsSoWhite, #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter. Producer Prentice Perry’s three-part Hulu documentary series Black Twitter: A People’s History chronicles the ...

Black Twitter is the simplest way to refer to the space carved out by Black social media users, who have used the tools of the internet—memes, hashtags, trending topics—to develop a language ...

Clarence Williams/DisneyWhen Wired’s Jason Parham published “A People’s History of Black Twitter” in July 2021, it felt monumental. Here was an attempt to comprehensively recount one of the largest, ...