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African American wit and humor --- African American wit and humor. --- Littérature américaine --- Histoire et critique

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"From Blackface to BlackTwitter: Reflections on Black Humor, Race, Politics and Gender, traces the roots and fruits of comedy over the centuries to analyze and offer insights into the intersections of race, gender and politics in humor that is by, for and/or about black people" --

African American comedians. --- African American wit and humor. --- African Americans --- Woman-man relationships --- Social conditions --- Humor. --- United States --- Race relations

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"For decades, Black folks in America have used different media technologies with the express purpose of telling the truth about themselves and their experiences. "We Tried to Tell Y'all" adds to this rich history by positioning Black Twitter as both a space for building and sustaining community connections, as well as a tool for the development of digital counternarratives that stand in juxtaposition to news media coverage that distorts the reality of what it's like to be Black in America in the early 21st century. Drawing on interviews, personal observation, and news analysis, the book offers insight on the dynamic nature of how Black social media users' experiences on platform shaped social movements, elevated the voices of Black women intellectuals from all walks of life, and repeatedly shifted popular culture. As part of the emerging canon on Black digital cultural studies, the book is a testament about the gap between who the news media say Black people are, and who we know ourselves to be"--

African American mass media --- African American arts --- African Americans --- African American wit and humor --- United States --- United States