Like so much of pop culture, online culture is largely rooted in the work of Black and other marginalized people.** **Writer and activist Bridget Todd celebrates their stories on her podcast There Are No Girls on the Internet). On today’s episode of A Word, she joins Jason Johnson to talk about the challenge of preserving that history, and building communities for women, LGBTQ people, and Black folks in an increasingly hostile online world.
Guest: Bridget Todd), host of the “There Are No Girls on the Internet” podcast.
Podcast production by Jasmine Ellis
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