This week has been a whirlwind of emotions, to say the least. Over the past 24 hours, the Internet has become a never-ending stream of the senseless, disturbing murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille. In addition to grieving over the continued attacks on people of color at the hands of the police, the recent […]

From Beyonce‘s epic opening performance to Jesse Williams‘ moving speech and the riveting Prince tribute, the #BETAwards were LIT. The entire show played out on Twitter (of course) as viewers shared their initial reactions to some of the night’s biggest highlights. Take a look at some of last night’s trending topics and we dare you […]

  Melanin Monday just got a whole lot brighter with the viral hashtag, #GrowingUpWithBrownSkin. Thanks to Black Twitter, the beauty and bittersweet reality of being a person of color was the topic of discussion this afternoon. While some of the brash honesty from Twitter users may make you laugh until your stomach hurts, the polarizing […]

In the midst of all the turmoil and sad news this weekend, there was a good amount of joy sparked by three hashtags

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Well-known for his top-notch rap skills and laid-back persona, Big Boi, one-half of the Grammy-winning, multiplatinum duo Outkast, found out how it feels to face the wrath of #BlackTwitter.

Big Boi has gotten himself in hot water with Black Twitter. The rapper made himself a trending topic on Twitter after sharing a meme comparing mothers in the 1970’s to mothers today. In the photo, “Florida Evans” from Good Times is on the left and an unidentified young woman in a thong in a bathroom in front of a […]

Michael Jordan has finally revealed his true feelings about the internet sensation known as the Michael Jordan crying face meme.

Needless to say, a serious night turned hilarious in just seconds thanks to Twitter.