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There’s a corner of the internet that will make you laugh until your stomach hurts and then, two posts later, say something so sharp and honest about the world that you have to sit with it for a minute. A place that knows when to be serious and isn’t scared to be, but also isn’t going to pass up a genuinely great joke.
That corner is Black Twitter, and if you haven’t spent much time there, this is a pretty good place to start. We’ve rounded up some of its best moments here as a celebration of Black culture and the community behind it—because it deserves nothing less. Scroll down and enjoy.
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#1
Del Is A Start But It's Not The End Goal
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#2
The “Logic” Of Supremacy
#3
History Repeats Itself
Twitter may have officially become X, but Black Twitter has held onto its name—and it still fits perfectly.
This is a community that tweets and chirps with real vibrancy, a distinct voice that raises important issues, calls out discrimination and inequality, and beyond that, brings a sense of humor and cultural flair that is entirely its own.
#4
A Few Good Men
#5
Whenever We Try To Move Forward, They Move The Goalpost
cerinamroth 3 days ago
Fight back with your vote. And remember when you do this whether human dignity for all or "rich people yacht money" aka the economy is more important to you.
#6
I Know They're Lying About His Cognitive Tests
cerinamroth 3 days ago
I cannot bear to listen to his voice. It's an instant mute from me. I will not let his insanity taint the airwaves in my home, or reach my children's ears! He should be carted off to the asylum.
Sociologist, professor and cultural critic Tressie McMillan Cottom perhaps described it best in an opinion piece for the New York Times. “Black Twitter is not a place or a group of people,” she wrote, “but a set of communication practices, like signifying and call and response. It is also a group of knowledges—for instance, a genealogy of misogynoir. And it includes shared language, culture and references.”
“Above all,” she argued, “Black Twitter is a repository, as when it archives public memory of cultural events. Black Twitter is instrumental to the platform’s cultural significance; to be good at Twitter is to borrow aspects of that Black sociolinguistic practice but make it feel authentic.”
#7
Medicaid Matters To All!
Michael Fernandez 3 days ago (edited)
Over 20 rural hospitals have closed because Musk and Trump needed to give billions to the ultra-wealthy and drive the country trillions of dollars deeper into debt. I feel sad for the rural areas that voted to harm themselves and their neighbors. (Not too sorry; they intentionally voted to harm people like me).
#8
‘Rules For Thee, Not For Me’
#9
We Have A Winner!
The history of Black Twitter is distinctly intertwined with the history of Twitter itself. The website launched in 2006. According to Wired, around that same time, early web forums like BlackVoices, Melanet, and NetNoir were fizzling out, leaving online spaces that catered to Black interests increasingly scarce.
BlackPlanet and MySpace failed to fill the void, and Facebook didn’t quite capture the energy of real-time conversation. Users were looking for something new, and Twitter became it.
#10
W Parents
Stephanie Did It 3 days ago
This parent understands the importance of childhood memories. She'll cherish this always.
#11
Accepting Others
cerinamroth 3 days ago
As Bedford Council wrote in response to an ignorant comment about Ramadan allegedly having some kind of preference in the order in which it wished people a nice time at the moment: “Ramadan began on February 17. That is why we put our Ramadan message on social media yesterday. Lent began today, which is why our Lent message went on social media one day later. “The date of Lent is determined by the church calendar, rooted in the decisions of the Council of Nicaea (325 AD). The official start of Ramadan traditionally depends on the sighting of the new crescent moon. “Bedford Borough Council holds no authority over the Council of Nicaea and was not responsible for the creation of the moon 4.53 billion years ago.” This is one of my favourite things.
#12
Medicaid Cuts Hit Us Hardest: My Daughter Lost Her Speech Therapist—and We Don’t Even Use It
Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 2 days ago
When I did private practice in the US almost all of my clients had Medicaid. Didn't pay like private insurance did, but I had the best clients in the world.
What accelerated its growth were the moments that brought the community together. When Barack Obama ran for his first term, people wanted somewhere to talk about it.
CaShawn Thompson, an educator, told Wired: “I wasn’t on until October ’08, when we were getting ready to elect Obama to his first term. I wanted to know what was going on, and I heard about Twitter.”
Jamilah Lemieux, a Slate columnist, felt the same way: “I joined the day after Obama won.”
#13
Can't Shame People Who Feel No Shame In The First Place
#14
Oh Trust We Are Aware We Are Just Going Through The Motions
#15
Four Casinos
Then on June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson was checked into a hospital in Los Angeles. Denver Sean, editor of LoveBScott.com, recalled the moment to Wired: “I was standing in line for Transformers at a movie theater in Atlanta when the news broke. Everybody was just staring at their phones. You could hear little Twitter chimes popping off. It was the most surreal thing.”
#16
Kinda How I Felt About Certain Groups This Election
#17
Yeah Go Ahead And Pack It Up Bro 😭🙏💔
nicholas nolan 2 days ago
"Yes." Is, I assume the message. Because it is. You f****d up, kid. You will never have a chance to grow as an individual. You're gonna have to do it with chains around your legs. You'll do it, but it's gonna be way harder than it could have been. Wrap that s**t up, and no she wasn't taking care of things.
#18
Another Reason I Miss This Man, He’s Truly A Class Act
As the idea of Black Twitter took hold, celebrities and artists joined in, drawing more attention and more users to the platform.
By 2010, according to Pew Research Center, the Black community was the most active on the website in the US—African-American and Latino adult internet users were twice as likely as white users to be on Twitter.
That same year, Edison Research found that more Black celebrities than white were active on the platform. Shaquille O’Neal, Oprah, 50 Cent, and P Diddy were among the most followed accounts on the site.
#19
They Deserve That And More
#20
“Yall Worried About Dei When These Guys Can’t Even Handle Basic Tasks”
#21
Whole Family Been Neurodivergent, Y’all Just Thought It Was Vibes 😭😭
Huddo's sister 2 days ago
My dad finally thought maybe he has autism after watching a documentary about it a few years ago. Never mind my sister was diagnosed 10 years ago and share many of the food challenges as her, or the social ineptitude. He won't get diagnosed though, as he figures he has gotten through 70 years without one, why bother now.
That growing sense of community meant that when it mattered, Black Twitter could bring an enormous number of voices together.
The hashtag became a powerful tool—#BlackLivesMatter, #OscarsSoWhite, #SayHerName, and #DefundThePolice all gained mainstream attention through the platform, sparking conversations that reached far beyond the internet.
#22
Or They’re Just Plain Stupid
cerinamroth 3 days ago
My anti-Brexit British heart could have foretold this in your tea leaves, love.
#23
Rejected A Visit To The White House.we All Know Why
#24
What A Double Standard
General Anaesthesia 3 days ago
"School shootings aren't enough, your children must be sacrificed in every way imaginable" - R.F. Kennedy Jr.
To put it simply, Black Twitter is an integral part of the platform it belongs on, one that deserves to be seen and celebrated. It’s a community so rich and expansive that it resists easy definition, but that’s part of what makes it so compelling.
As Meredith Clark, associate professor and founding director of the Center for Communication, Media Innovation and Social Change at Northeastern, told NPR:
“It is impossible to collect the whole of Black Twitter or even to attempt to distill the essence of Black Twitter. So what we are going to have is a collection of what are called small histories. And they are parts and pieces of what has happened in this place and time, but they are not the end-all-be-all of Black Twitter. And so it is a very delicate balance of not essentializing what we know of this experience, but also making sure that it is accurately preserved for the record.”
#25
Reminds Me Of That Scene In Django Unchained Where He Said “ You Right Where You Belong”
Sue User 3 days ago
This There was a big push a few weeks back about not hating on the people that voted for Trump, that people needed to embrace them. No. You don't get to root for this, then go " oh but I didn't think it would effect me, just the other guy" and so I forgive you ? That " I am for it as long as I am good" attitude is still there.
#26
One Of The Few Times It Would Be Better For An Athlete To Just Stick To Sports
#27
He's Just Doing His Job
#28
Do Not Disturb On
#29
This Was Suppose To Be My Year. Dammit I Was Manifesting
#30
How You Fumble The Land Of Maple Syrup And Friendly Folk?!?
Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago
I honestly think that all countries should take a step back and reconsider any relationship with America. At least for a few years, anyway.
#31
That Would Be The Appropriate Response
#32
Shine On
*raspberry sound 2 days ago
It's almost as if they've voted against their own self interest, just to *checks notes* "0wn the libs" Yeah, nobody legal wants your s**t job for s**t pay for seven days a week, gtf out of here.
#33
Polite Discourse
#34
I Don't Want People Who Went To High School With Marilyn Monroe To Be In The Government Actually
#35
Shame On This School
#36
Oregon Trail 2025 Remastered
#37
Joy Is Overpriced Now
Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago (edited)
This resembles America. The rest of the world not so much. If only people would understand this, and fix America instead of thinking the whole world is self-destructing.
#38
If The Pilot Ain’t Feeling It, I’m Not Feeling It Either
Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago
Better to be down here wishing you were up there than up there wishing you were down here
#39
Get Him Out Coach. He Needs A Breather
#40
She Got That ‘I Remember 1492’ Energy
Daisydaisy 3 days ago
I'm sorry to say that the Trump brand of white supremacy has spread to Australia and "One Nation" (a party with few policies other than blatant racism) is now the second most popular party in the country. I never thought this would happen here. It absolutely breaks my heart
#41
Can’t Even Treat Yourself
#42
Today I Learned The Only Thing Fancy About Luxury Brands Is The Microsoft Word Font They Use
#43
Now The Only Thing Running Are Tears
#44
They're Not Afraid Enough Of The Majority Of The People
Lucy Covington 2 days ago
Same in the UK. Our current 'faux left/centrist' government bowing down to Reform supporters and leaving the rest of us in the cold.
#45
Can’t Even Secure Your Own Bag, Baby What Are You Doing
#46
Who Gon’ Tell Her?
#47
“The Sprite Is Out Of Syrup Again!!!”
#48
The “But Kamala Laugh Is So Annoying “ Crowd Can’t Pop Lock Themselves Out Of This One
Jaya 2 days ago
"I'm glad our society is going to héll because it proves my opponents wrong" is a bit of a weird take. An economy being destroyed, destroys the life of so many people. "I'm happy that thousands and thousands of innocent people will be suffering, because my 'opponents' will realize how much they f*cked up", I don't know, that's not a price I'd be willing to pay for it.
#49
Feels Like We’ve Been Here Before…
#50
First Melania Was Stealing Her Speeches, Now Ivanka's Stealing Her Ideas ?
Teutonic Disaster 3 days ago
Next up, Trump wears a tan suit at a press conference and Fox News & Co will fall all over themselves calling him the most fashionable president ever.
#51
She's Outta Line But She's Right
#52
Her: Let Me Climb This Helpful Ladder And Take It With Me
#53
This In The Level Of Petty We Need!
#54
Its Literally Systemic Racism
David 3 days ago
The Trees were cut down in Harlem back long before it became a heavily black area (at one 1/3 of it was Jewish). The Trees' were cut down over 100 years ago. The only part of Harlem with trees is Columbia U, and the southern part near Central Park which was the rich Black area
#55
Today Is Not A Good Day For That Kinda Foolishness
#56
That Walk Into School With Just Vibes And A Pencil Hit Different
#57
I Keep Telling People This And Folks Be Looking At Me Like I’m Crazy
Khavrinen 2 days ago (edited)
They aren't scared of the way society is regressing because they don't believe it will regress *on them*. As long as it's only other peoples' lives being destroyed, they're going to cheer it on, then be shocked and outraged if/when their lives are impacted. "That wasn't supposed to happen!!"
#58
The Earlier You Know
#59
At What Point Is A Home Invasion Considered A Prank ?
Chihuahua Mama 3 days ago
Imagine, just for a second, if it was a teen of colour at a white man's house...
#60
Taking Fascism To The Next Level ✅
#61
Come Save Us From Our Poor Decisions
Huddo's sister 2 days ago
Should she have gathered a group who were willing to become criminals and force their way into the capitol?
#62
You Won’t Catch Me Without My Mask In Public
#63
You Bout To Be The April Fool
#64
Other Countries Are Going To Treat Us Like Mojo Jojo
#65
Now They Want Dei Back
Erm Actually… 1 day ago
Omg that reminds me of this blob comic I saw. Grey blobs told the pink blobs “you’re not welcome here” so the pink blobs made a box for themselves and then the grey blobs came into the box because “why are you excluding us?” Filled up the box, then told the pink blobs they didn’t belong there 😭 I gotta find it!
#66
If The 4th Amendment Doesn’t Stop You, The 2nd Might
#67
Yeah, I Don’t Support Your Right To Liberty, But Why Can’t We Be Friends 🥺
Jaya 2 days ago
Even if you didn't vote that way because of racism, even if you are not racist at all, the end result of your vote is that you are helping them taking away my rights. It's hard to be friends with someone who actively tries to make my life so much harder. Politics aren't some fun theoretical exercise, your vote directly impacts my possibilities in real life.
#68
We Had Parents Too You Know . Parents Who Inspired Is To Change The Pattern
285q6dgq6d 3 days ago
This was posted as a response: “I'm on my second of three kids learning to drive. Now, these kids have been in vehicles their whole life. They've seen how driving works. They know how it feels when a car starts, stops, and turns. They know what a stop sign and lights mean. And, before they actually drive, they pass a state mandated test that says they can start actually learning to drive. Two out of the three (3rd is only 13) have done the same things when driving. Hard on the gas, hard on the brake, hard and fast turns, etc. Why would that be? I mean They've all been in cars and have passed the written test. Why can't they just drive? Because until you're doing it, you don't know how to do it. Being behind the wheel feels different, and until you are, you dont know that it's different. Can they point out signs and other visual objects. 100% yes, but do they know how to navigate them? No. And, that is why parents may take general observations, but [say it’s different].”
#69
“Dei” Is Totally Not A Stand In For Black People, Trust
#70
Back When He Was Considered The Real Life Tony Stark And I Dreamed Of Owning A Tesla. Never Trust These Ceos
#71
The Cleaning Fee Is A Separate Charge From The Nightly Rate
#72
This Is That Advanced Racism
#73
Freedom Of Speech For Me, And Not For Thee
#74
More Pro Black People Need To Hear This
cerinamroth 3 days ago
I guess no woman in a relationship with a man is entitled to have views on feminism for the same reason, right? Idiotic!
#75
We Can Usually Tell
#76
The Kennedys Have Opps Like You Wouldn't Imagine
TheGreaterDebater 3 days ago (edited)
Wow I love this account! Advocating for the against oppression in America while also promoting the very (former) country and ideology that thrived off of the gen0cide of over 20 million people, the dictatorship regimes and suffering of people in half of Europe, and oppression in general. There's a reason why we kicked your 𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜 out in almost every single country you were in.
#77
A Height Bbl Is Crazy
#78
Pull Up To Prom In A Rented Hellcat
Teutonic Disaster 3 days ago
How is prom "AT LEASTTTTTT 20k now"?! Are you renting a gulfstream to fly your kid to location or something? Get the EFF outta here!
#80
Pray For Him 🙏🏽
#81
Kendrick Out Here Making A Masterpiece
Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 2 days ago
That's why it surprised me when Trump cried like a little child when Bad Bunny was picked to play this year's Super Bowl halftime.
#82
Just Know That It Would Come From A Good Place
Frunkadunk 2 days ago
We had a potluck at work once and someone brought cinnamon rolls and chili. I was told to put the chili on the cinnamon roll - not a joke. People were raving about how good it was and to just try it. So I did. Y'all, it tasted like chili on a cinnamon roll. Would not recommend. 👎
#83
Aquamayne
Beak Hookage 2 days ago
Wow, that guy has REALLY gone off the rails since losing his role in Iron Man 2.
#84
Yeah I Kinda Want To Know Also
*raspberry sound 2 days ago
God, remember that old, wax puppet monster? What a piece of sh1t that guy was
#86
Many Such Cases
Melissa Quinn 2 days ago
I have seen this guy before. He posts a lot about how AI in movies is great, how all immigration to America is bad (except Europeans). He's racist Grok as a person.
#87
This Was The Most Powerful Man In The Music Industry Do You Really Think She Stood A Chance Of Leavin?
Jaya 2 days ago
People who think a victim of domestic abúse "could have just left" are seriously uninformed about the topic of domestic violence. Yes, people shouldn't stay in a relationship like that, but leaving can be extremely dangerous. More people get múrdered by their abúsive partner while leaving or in the first year after having left, than in all the years leading up to it. There are lots of reasons why leaving can seem impossible or actually be impossible, it would be good if people got more educated about it, instead of saying stuff that's purely based on "common sense" but is really not correct.
#88
Pets Can’t Be Illegal, Right?
#89
Snl’s Kenan And Ego Silently Communicating About Morgan Wallen
Teutonic Disaster 3 days ago
Ok, I'll admit it, I'm to white to get this. No clue what the message is here.
#93
They Aren’t Ready For A Black Pope
nicholas nolan 2 days ago
Yeah, this cardinal is hyperconservative, homophobic, Islamophobic, and is totally into continuing the s*x crimes coverups. Much worse than the guy we got.
#94
I Did A Hard Double Take
Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 2 days ago
Kyle Rittenhouse is the whiniest little (murdering) baby ever. Ever.
#95
This Guy Knows What's Up
Forrest Hobbs 1 day ago
Nah, white guys need to start making music again like Pachelbel did. None of this modern stuff's worth a hoot. 😉 (er, yeah, I have seen Motorhead live. Three times as it happens. And an outdoor rendition of the 1812 Overture. Motorhead didn't deploy field artillery... 😁)
#96
There Is No "I" In "Team"
Melissa Quinn 2 days ago
The fact that people are making it about race, and not just two young men fighting and one k*****g the other shows their racism. It was two American kids. Their ethnicity spying have nothing to do with it. Instead racists are using this as a way to justify their bigotry.
#97
The Kendrick Lamar Method
Zig Zag Wanderer 3 days ago (edited)
I've always stated that hate (of any group) creates division. That division just leads to violence. It plain to see it going on here.
#98
Five Guys Finally Willing To Negotiate
Teutonic Disaster 3 days ago
14 dollars for that?! That ain't a "Now we talking", that's "get lost, go bankrupt" kinda deal!
#99
Man I Would’ve Been Sipping Tea And Reading The Thread Like It Was The Shaderoom
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Rusty’scate 1 day ago (edited)
Edit: I posted this on the Erika Kirk thread about her saying “i miss you” no lie I have been looking for this post for two days when I just happened to be messing about on my profile and saw it was posted here. End edit. Let it go bored panda! I don’t like trump either but no matter what people say or assume this woman lost her husband horribly and suddenly. Everyone grieves differently. WHO cares what people’s opinions are? They are like A$$ holes everyone’s got one. But loosing someone suddenly and in a violent nature is horrible no matter what your political and religious views are. This website is turning into a tabloid and it’s very annoying and not the least bit original. Enough of the click bait! More neutral posts, cute animals weird houses cool facts. This new format is getting out of control.
UKGrandad 13 hours ago
What does Erica Kirk have to do with a post about Black Twitter?
Load More Replies... Forrest Hobbs 2 days ago (edited)
What I'm thinking is: what's 'black twitter'? Twitter's a defunct brand name. 'Black' in terms of human culture is - umm - not a concept that is defined in absolute terms. You'd be *amazed* at how differently 'black' gets defined, depending on who's doing the defining. I mean, I get how come from a particular sociological point of view, some take the view that 'Jewish' counts as a variation on 'black' here in the UK (not that I agree, but I understand; I can provide references and btw, I'm fiercely opposed to antisemitism, you have no idea...) - but then, so does 'Chinese' fall into the sociological category of 'black' according to some, here in the UK. Now then, try to explain to an actual Chinese person how it is they fall into the same 'racial' category as a London-born Brit (who happens to be Jewish) and a Lagos-born Nigerian? It's all crazy, all this racial categorization. So's racism, which is a real scourge upon us all. 🤷
UKGrandad 2 days ago
What's Black Twitter? There is a link in the second paragraph ('Black Twitter' in red letters) to a sub Reddit called 'BlackPeoplesTwitter', which on the face of it is run by and for those people who, for some peculiar reason, are happy to define themselves while hand-wringing white liberals tie themselves into knots in their patronising attempts to decide on behalf of black people exactly who qualifies as black.
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IntombiyoMzulu 2 days ago (edited)
But white ppl have always been (and still are) celebrated and in the forefront for centuries! This is similar to some people complaining about Black History Month. Now it is how dare you try and get a sliver of something of your own by your own for your own. We are not harming anyone we are just shooting the ishit - are we not allowed to have safe spaces where we can do that? The fragility is astounding!
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UKGrandad 3 days ago
Yeah, how very dare black people find a place to talk about the racism that black people are subjected to! 🤔🙄
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*raspberry sound 2 days ago
I know you think you sound intelligent, reducing complex matters into an overtly simplified, down home antilogic, but all it does is bring light to your ignorance. Your ability to stand on your little soap box and speak from your bubble of ignorance shows your utter lack of experience and inability to see what others go through. That is a privilege.
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Rusty’scate 1 day ago (edited)
Edit: I posted this on the Erika Kirk thread about her saying “i miss you” no lie I have been looking for this post for two days when I just happened to be messing about on my profile and saw it was posted here. End edit. Let it go bored panda! I don’t like trump either but no matter what people say or assume this woman lost her husband horribly and suddenly. Everyone grieves differently. WHO cares what people’s opinions are? They are like A$$ holes everyone’s got one. But loosing someone suddenly and in a violent nature is horrible no matter what your political and religious views are. This website is turning into a tabloid and it’s very annoying and not the least bit original. Enough of the click bait! More neutral posts, cute animals weird houses cool facts. This new format is getting out of control.
UKGrandad 13 hours ago
What does Erica Kirk have to do with a post about Black Twitter?
Load More Replies... Forrest Hobbs 2 days ago (edited)
What I'm thinking is: what's 'black twitter'? Twitter's a defunct brand name. 'Black' in terms of human culture is - umm - not a concept that is defined in absolute terms. You'd be *amazed* at how differently 'black' gets defined, depending on who's doing the defining. I mean, I get how come from a particular sociological point of view, some take the view that 'Jewish' counts as a variation on 'black' here in the UK (not that I agree, but I understand; I can provide references and btw, I'm fiercely opposed to antisemitism, you have no idea...) - but then, so does 'Chinese' fall into the sociological category of 'black' according to some, here in the UK. Now then, try to explain to an actual Chinese person how it is they fall into the same 'racial' category as a London-born Brit (who happens to be Jewish) and a Lagos-born Nigerian? It's all crazy, all this racial categorization. So's racism, which is a real scourge upon us all. 🤷
UKGrandad 2 days ago
What's Black Twitter? There is a link in the second paragraph ('Black Twitter' in red letters) to a sub Reddit called 'BlackPeoplesTwitter', which on the face of it is run by and for those people who, for some peculiar reason, are happy to define themselves while hand-wringing white liberals tie themselves into knots in their patronising attempts to decide on behalf of black people exactly who qualifies as black.
Load More Replies... IntombiyoMzulu 2 days ago (edited)
But white ppl have always been (and still are) celebrated and in the forefront for centuries! This is similar to some people complaining about Black History Month. Now it is how dare you try and get a sliver of something of your own by your own for your own. We are not harming anyone we are just shooting the ishit - are we not allowed to have safe spaces where we can do that? The fragility is astounding!
Load More Replies... UKGrandad 3 days ago
Yeah, how very dare black people find a place to talk about the racism that black people are subjected to! 🤔🙄
Load More Replies... *raspberry sound 2 days ago
I know you think you sound intelligent, reducing complex matters into an overtly simplified, down home antilogic, but all it does is bring light to your ignorance. Your ability to stand on your little soap box and speak from your bubble of ignorance shows your utter lack of experience and inability to see what others go through. That is a privilege.
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