Black Twitter Hulu doc captures the jokes, memes and revolutionary moments that embody Black culture

VIDEO: Exploring the history and evolution of Black Twitter in new Hulu docuseries"Black Twitter: A People's History," a three-part docuseries premiering May 9 on Hulu, is directed by Prentice Penny and based on Jason Parham's WIRED article titled, "A People's History of Black Twitter."

ABC NEWS LIVE: So I had a former boss who one time I remember we had done this story that was really blowing up on Black Twitter. And so we were telling him like, 'Oh, my gosh, this is getting so much attention on Black Twitter.' He happened to not be Black. And he was like, 'Do I need a special password?' That was funny.

And so I thought about my favorite filmmaker, Spike Lee, who had done narrative. But it also done docs like, you know, "When the Levees Break" and "Four Little Girls." And so I really wanted to pursue that feeling again. And Condé Nast brought me the article that Jason wrote and, once I read it, I was just like, I'm here for this.

PENNY: I was going to say I think our culture, in this country, is usually pushed out right in certain ways. And I think our presence on the platform is another way of defiance of being right, just because you own it. We've kind of established a home here, and it may not be a physical home, but it's a digital space again where you feel support, you feel joy.

PENNY: And we talk about this in the doc, too. I think Twitter was a lot of different things. It wasn't sure what it was trying to be. So, as a result, it was very pliable as a platform; you could use it.

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