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I absolutely love Black Twitter.
I know, I know. Apartheid Clyde changed the name of the site to X. We all know this.
But what we also know is that unless it’s an official reference in an article, a reference in which I have to acknowledge that I know the real name of the website is now X, we are all going to keep calling it Twitter.
His mama named him Twitter; I’mma call him Twitter.
So as I was saying, I love Black Twitter.
As a collective, Black people have a way of taking a big news item and turning it into a running comedic commentary for days on end.
It could be something huge like the queen of England dying or something minor but still newsworthy like the Popeyes chicken sandwich. Whatever it is, Black Twitter is going to make the situation completely hilarious. Mixed in there will be some apt commentary and how said event may or may not impact the Black community as a whole.
We are not a monolith, and we are guaranteed to be full of varied and entertaining responses.
Such has been the case with the recent announcement made by Delta Airlines.
In case you missed it, Delta Airlines made drastic changes to both the way you earn points in its loyalty program and who can access its Sky Club airport lounge.
To sum it up, certain American Express Platinum cardholders who enjoyed unlimited access to the airport lounges while flying Delta will now be limited to six visits per year and the co-branded Amex Delta Reserve cardholders will be limited to 10 visits per year. Both sets of…
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