“Black Twitter: A People’s History,” is set to premiere all episodes Thursday, May 9th, on Hulu.
Based on Jason Parham’s WIRED cover story “A People’s History of Black Twitter,” the three-part docuseries charts the rise, movements, voices and memes that made Black Twitter an influential and dominant force in nearly every aspect of American political and cultural life.
Onyx Collective has announced the series contributors:
· TJ Adeshola (former head of Global Content Partnerships, Twitter)
· W. Kamau Bell (comedian; director, “We Need to Talk About Cosby”)
· Dr. André Brock (communications professor; author, “Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures”)
· Rembert Browne (journalist; former director of Product and Community, Twitter)
· Dr. Meredith Clark (journalism professor; creator, “Archiving Black Twitter”)
· Kid Fury (TV writer and host, “The Read”)
· Roxane Gay (author; cultural critic, The New York Times)
· Jemele Hill (author, journalist)
· Sam Jay (comedian, writer)
· Brad Jenkins (former associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, 2011-2015)
· Brandon “Jinx” Jenkins (journalist, host, creative director)
· Luvvie Ajayi Jones (New York Times bestselling author)
· Shamika Klassen (researcher, scholar, “Black Twitter Is Gold”)
· Van Lathan (cultural critic; host, “Higher Learning”)
· Jamilah Lemieux (cultural critic, writer)
· Wesley Lowery (journalist; author, “American Whitelash”)
· Ira Madison III (TV writer; host, “Keep It!”)
· Judnick Mayard (TV writer, producer)
· Jason Parham (senior writer, WIRED)
· April Reign (creative consultant; creator, #OscarsSoWhite)
· God-is Rivera (former global director of Culture and Community, X)
· Amanda Seales (comedian, activist, host “Small Doses” podcast)
· Denver Sean (senior editor, LoveBScott.com)
· Baratunde Thurston (comedian; host, “How To Citizen with Baratunde”)
· Ashley Weatherspoon (producer; writer, DearYoungQueen.com)
· Raquel Willis (author, activist, media strategist)
· J Wortham (journalist, The New York Times Magazine)
Produced by A Penny for Your Thoughts, WIRED Studios and Culture House Media. Prentice Penny is directing the series, marking the first project with Onyx Collective.
Check Out The Teaser!
