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They are 'parts and pieces of what has happened in this place and time, but they are not the end-all-be-all of Black Twitter,' Clark told NPR, adding that it's a delicate balance.So instead there will be a collection of what are called 'small histories.' Clark says it's impossible to collect - or even distill - the whole of Black Twitter.What's the big deal? Clark says preserving Black Twitter will allow for a more accurate and complex retelling of the history of the internet. She says the term Black Twitter has many definitions, and hers is: 'A network of culturally linked communicators who are using the platform to talk about issues of concern to Black life and in Black life.'.Clark's research focuses on 'the intersections of race, media, and power in digital, social, and news media,' according to her university bio, and she has also spent years working as an editor, editorial writer and columnist.

She is launching the Archiving Black Twitter project as part of the Archiving the Black Web initiative. Who is she? Meredith Clark is an associate professor of communications and journalism at Northeastern University.

Tweet archive archive#

Now, one woman is seeking to archive it, as Twitter's future appears uncertain. Meredith Clark hopes that preserving Black Twitter will allow for a more accurate retelling of the history of the internet.īlack Twitter has been a force since the platform started, creating a space for everything from discussing daily life to helping launch and spotlight movements like #BlackLivesMatter and #OscarsSoWhite.