EPISODE · Feb 25, 2023 · 25 MIN
Black Twitter: The Twitterverse that Changed a Generation
from CBS Evening News · host CBS News
You may know the hashtags and the groundbreaking movements - #BlackLivesMatter, #OscarsSoWhite, #SayHerName - but now you'll get an inside look at where they were born: Black Twitter. CBS Reports interviewed celebrities, influencers, and thought leaders to chronicle the history of Black Twitter and how it ended up creating a pop culture juggernaut and driver of social justice. National correspondent and anchor of the Sunday edition of the "CBS Weekend News" Jericka Duncan and comedian Roy Wood Jr. discuss the documentary, which is available to stream now on the CBS News app and Paramount+. This conversation was recorded via Twitter Spaces on February 23, 2023.
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You may know the hashtags and the groundbreaking movements - #BlackLivesMatter, #OscarsSoWhite, #SayHerName - but now you'll get an inside look at where they were born: Black Twitter. CBS Reports interviewed celebrities, influencers, and thought leaders to chronicle the history of Black Twitter and how it ended up creating a pop culture juggernaut and driver of social justice. National correspondent and anchor of the Sunday edition of the "CBS Weekend News" Jericka Duncan and comedian Roy Wood Jr. discuss the documentary, which is available to stream now on the CBS News app and Paramount+. This conversation was recorded via Twitter Spaces on February 23, 2023.
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