Kuba Shand-Baptiste: The viral stars of Black Twitter are finally being recognised

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Too often the works and images of online creators have been exploited by those who want to abuse them or engage in ‘digital blackface’. But the next decade will be different

thanks to her boundlessly expressive features and relatable dance moves; the undefeated king of internet thirst and the “Ah hah, hah” laugh, Anthony “Spice” Adams; and, after a recent resurgence, Osita Iheme and Chinedu Ikedieze, the Nigerian duo famed first for their comedic timing in Nollywood films such as The black diaspora’s contribution to pop culture has long been noted and furiously dissected, but what’s changed now is that the black creators of these meme-worthy moments have achieved...

 

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*scrolls through article looking for Twitter handles to follow or even examples of tweets and finds nothing* *Looks at article title*

They're actually not being recognized at all. They've just jumped the shark, gone mainstream and that's why a bunch of ret*rds at The Independent have finally heard of them. Once a rag like this reports on you, your days on black twitter are over. Way to go Independent!!

Is 'black twitter' a different app? Was unaware i could only follow white people on the other twitter

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