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    Erika D. Smith: With Elon Musk in charge, it's the beginning of the end for #BlackTwitter

    It's all rather disturbing and yet somehow fitting in these doublespeak-steeped times. Elon Musk, the founder of a company that California is suing for allegedly silencing thousands of Black employees who complained about racism, is buying a company that has given millions of Black people a megaphone-like voice to complain about racism. And the California-hating billionaire insists he's doing ...
    by Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times Apr 27, 2022 4 minutes
    In this photo illustration, news about Elon Musk's bid to takeover Twitter is tweeted on April 25, 2022, in Chicago.

    It's all rather disturbing and yet somehow fitting in these doublespeak-steeped times.

    Elon Musk, the founder of a company that California is suing for allegedly silencing thousands of Black employees who complained about racism, is buying a company that has given millions of Black people a megaphone-like voice to complain about racism.

    And the California-hating billionaire insists he's doing it all to protect free speech.

    "Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated," Musk said Monday, announcing that he had succeeded in taking over the San Francisco-based social media company for

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