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‘Black Twitter: A People’s History’ Offers a Hasty Archive of a Bygone Era: TV Review
Based on Jason Parham's WIRED cover story, Hulu's 'Black Twitter: A People's History' is a rapid-fire recap of Black Twitter from 2007 to X.
Hulu ‘s “Black Twitter: A People’s History,” based on Jason Parham’s 2021 Wired cover story and directed by Prentice Penny, is a three-part docuseries revolving around the voices, movements, GIFs and memes that defined an era. Moreover, Penny, who acts as narrator, highlights how President Barack Obama’s election in 2008, the debut of Shonda Rhimes’ “Scandal,” and image integration on Twitter helped grow the robust social collective that both confounded and intrigued the general public. The series moves through the Obama years into the Trump era, addressing cultural tipping points like Trayvon Martin’s murder, the Ferguson uprisings, the coronavirus pandemic and the death of George Floyd, giving reverence to the people who kept their fellow citizens informed when the government and traditional news outlets failed the general public.
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