Ep 3 of GO FOR BROKE, which is all about Black Planet, has so much in it that needs its own thread. s/o to @Nikki_StrongArm for her incredible work on this episode! Go listen! https://open.spotify.com/episode/66kDGBWMcmj2YJNCF8rHBQ?si=6LyAf4f-Q7-WbmBJWv7Org

Exhibit A: This soft-focus vid from 2000 of @owasow teaching Oprah & Gayle how to use the internet, which includes an email from Diane Sawyer threatening to send nudes of Sam Donaldson (!!??) http://www.oprah.com/own-oprahshow/oprah-and-gayle-use-the-internet-for-the-first-time-video

THE PANTS!! We look at http://theglobe.com  which was an early social media site. One of the founders, Stephan Paternot, is in this CNN vix dancing on a table & takes a break to makeout with his gf...in the most 90s pants to ever exist. https://collection.cnn.com/search/asset/42763227

Credit must be given to the inspirational work that informed this episode. @aliyasking's fantastic piece on the early black internet led us down this road in the first place & I really wish we could have included so much more of it! https://level.medium.com/the-black-internet-gold-rush-that-wiped-away-75-million-in-18-months-7c6be78ddc95

When you listen to the episode, @msshanitarenee brings incredible joy and insight to everything we’re doing. Go read her piece on Solange & Black Planet (& preorder her book!) https://www.elle.com/culture/a26575997/solange-black-planet-when-i-get-home-album-announcement/

At the end of the episode @owasow references this thread from @michaelharriot about blackfamous celebrities that is worth looking at again and always. https://twitter.com/michaelharriot/status/1205695846391721986

All of this wouldn't been possible without @Nikki_StrongArm who made sure we were got to highlight the cultural importance of Black Planet. As a person who maybe-almost-kinda made a Mi Gente page it was really cool!