The politics of Black Twitter

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It is a form of collective identity in the digital age which has attracted millions of followers around the world. It's called Black Twitter, a concept which started in the US and has become a platform to discuss issues from cultural activism to shared experiences in growing up black. Now a new research project at Leeds University is recording the politics of Black Twitter here in the UK. In this extract Elaine Dunkley finds out more...