BlackPlanet arguably laid the foundation for social media as we know it, including, of course, Black Twitter. Now, nearly 25 years after its launch, looking back at BlackPlanet’s glory days can ...

BlackPlanet is now a blip on the social media radar, but it proved back then that black people were at the forefront of social media. Before black Twitter, we had our own space in which to network.

The musician recently spoke about releasing new music soon.

Interview: BlackPlanet's Founder Talks Myspace, Why He was Skeptical of Twitter, And If Facebook May Have Peaked We sit down with Omar Wasow as he tells us about the founding of BlackPlanet, and ...

BlackPlanet Next, the new iteration of the 12-year-old mainstay, has been redesigned into a social curation engine targeting African-American consumers.

From BlackPlanet to Black Twitter, the evolution of Black voices on social media. Twitter can often be a racist dumpster fire. But experts say that a big, messy public square might actually be the ...

Check out the new BlackPlanet!. Sure, there’s not a day that goes by without us checking Facebook, Twitter, or other social media that we’re tapped into. It’s wild to imagine how it all ...

“Radio One is not looking at BlackPlanet to be the only piece in the puzzle” Sun says. “They’re looking at a number of efforts online combined with BlackPlanet that would just make us that ...

BlackPlanet, the early 2000s social site, is currently asking old users and new folks to join the site as Twitter continues to spiral down.

Solange set the internet ablaze with the announcement that she’s back and “taking over” BlackPlanet, the O.G. social media site that Black folks frequented in the 90s.

Just when you thought Solange couldn't get any Blacker, she went and found her BlackPlanet login. Solange announced the takeover on social media, sending Instagram into a frenzy.

The Solange X BlackPlanet Takeover Is #BlackPressMatters In Action. Written by Keyaira Kelly/ @KeyairaKelly Published on February 26, 2019 Share. Share the post Share this link via.