Tag: social media
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Social Media is a PR Tool for White Supremacy
The great thing about social media is that it gives everyone a voice. The bad thing about social media is that it gives everyone a voice. White supremacists use social media to amplify their voices. They utilize current local news events in particular as anecdotal evidence to support their racist claims. Social media has become […]
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Pro Black You Tube is a Scam
There are a lot of You Tubers that I watch that would fall under the so called Pro Black umbrella. I think that every last one of them is a scam artist and they should not be taken seriously. Not only should they not be seen as leaders they should be seen as scam artists […]
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I Tried the Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich and I’m Speechless
I tried the Popeye’s chicken sandwich yesterday and I was floored by how bad it was. I don’t know what to make of all the hype. I’m not sure how it all started and I’m not sure how it snowballed into such a frenzy. I swear I’m not trying to be a rebel. The Popeye’s […]
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Grace and Hypocrisy in the Black Community
The African American community is very hypocritical. I’m sure you’ve seen the video of the woman that licked the ice cream at Walmart and put in back and left the store. Yes, it’s nasty and childish and she is facing criminal consequences for food tampering. But I think that the social media drama is another […]
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Head Trips and Mind Games
I enjoy social media because you learn the truth about people. Often times the truth is not pretty but it is the truth and there is always value in that. I’ve run across social media outlets that are geared towards men. The most common topic in these male spaces is women. They talk about their […]
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Black Social Media: Help or Hindrance
I am Black and a bit of a social media junkie. Social media outlets have pretty much figured out that I’m Black and they suggest pages, channels, people, places and things that other Black people frequent. I follow them as do others in my demographic. It creates little virtual communities and there you have it, […]
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Social Media Censorship
Today I tried to log into my Twitter account and I received a message that I had been reported. I was told that I wouldn’t have access to my account for twelve hours. In order to begin the countdown I needed to provide Twitter with my phone number. This is the damning tweet that I […]
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Curtis Granderson: the Great Unifier
Absolutely anything can turn into an argument on social media. The most innocuous comment can draw a sharp tongued response from a fellow social media user with a chip on their shoulder. We can’t agree on anything these days. America is sharply divided by ideology: Democrat, Republican, faithful, Atheist, does pineapple belong on pizza or not, […]
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