A history of Black imagery and art that follows the unexpected story of Black culture from early film and photography to todays internet culture nImages of blackness have become important in our understanding of the modern world because they reflect and shape the way Black people are perceived and represented. In Black Meme Legacy Russell explores the role of these images in the construction of Black identity and visual culture, from the early days of film and photography to the digital age. n nThe first ever film was a Black jockey riding a horse in 1887. The very first screen kiss was between two Black actors in Lime Kiln Day, 1913. Black Meme also explores lynching postcards that were common in the 1920s, the image of Emmot Tills body in the casket and Trayvons hoodie, the grainy video of Rodney King and the gloss of Michael Jackson Thriller, Diamond Reynoldss Facebook live recording of her boyfriends killing by the police, and Beyonces Formation. n nLegacy Russell, the award winning author of Glitch Feminism, explores the power of these tokens and argues that without the contributions of Black people, digital culture would not exist in its current form.n