From The Grio – Social media has given a powerful voice to people of color, complementing an often one-dimensional mainstream when it comes to representing controversial racial issues. Specifically, African-American users on Twitter have become a particularly powerful force. Termed “Black Twitter” (or #BlackTwitter), this networked group of users has emerged as the 21st century extension of…
A Michigan party store employee thought it would be funny to post photos of customers on Instagram. But unfortunately, when people got wind of the photos, they sought out the help of Fox 2 News Detroit. The photos of black customers were posted on Instagram with racist captions under them. An example of one photo…
I’m a big hip hop fan, but even the most diligent of us sometimes lets good music fall through the cracks. My most recent example of that is Killer Mike. I’ve known who Killer Mike is for years. The Atlanta rapper has done plenty of verses on various Dungeon Family joints and he even has…
One day people will learn to keep their racist comments to themselves and now spew them via social media. EMT and first responder Joe Cassano probably feels he should have vented about his job in a more private arena, besides his Twitter account. The Post reported Joe Cassano’s history of using Twitter to complain about his…
I joined Twitter on May 8, 2008. As of today, I have over 82,000 tweets but I suck at following my timeline on Twitter. And that list capability? I don’t ever use it. Throughout the day if I catch something interesting I’ll retweet it. Occasionally I’ll share something crazy my grandmother has said, something random…
Wrapping up the left over hype from fashion week, there is another huge event that has been sweeping the areas of Copenhagen, Hamburg, Lagos, Milan, Miami, New York, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington D.C. Connecting growing entrepreneurs and businesses with the framework for success, Social Media Week is the FREE worldwide conference exploring the social,…
It’s well-known that African-Americans are among the top users of Twitter, however a recent survey released by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project makes a stark depiction of how divided several social media platforms are by race. The survey showed that African-Americans are more heavily congregated on Twitter and Instagram than any other ethnic…
Have you ever had the urge to bitch about your employer with your coworkers via Twitter or Facebook, but you didn’t out of fear of retaliation? Well, fear not, according to the The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), you are now free to bitch and moan and you won’t get punished for it. On Tuesday,…
There’s nothing alarming about giving your daughter or granddaughter a bath. But add on an Instagram photo shoot and a shared bathtub between an adult and a child, and you’ll start to raise some eyebrows. That was the case when a photo was posted on Bishop Larry Trotter’s Instagram page in which he appeared to…
As great as it is, Twitter is the worst thing that ever happened to people in the public eye, and unfortunately they keep having to learn that lesson the hard way. Case in point Rupert Murdoch. The 81-year-old uber wealthy founder, Chairman, and CEO of global media holding company News Corporation, clearly hasn’t learned anything…
