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Instagram Announces Special Tags to Ensure Black Social Media Influencers Receive Credit for Their Content

Alexis Michelle Adjei and Cameryn Boyd, two Black women, envisioned the idea to help Black content creators

By

Noah A. McGee

Published

March 7, 2022
Criminal Justice, News

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas Wants the Supreme Court To Look At Facebook’s “Broad Immunity”

The associate justice wants to specifically look at Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

By

Murjani Rawls

Published

March 7, 2022
Beauty + Style

Under the Influence: New Study Shows Black Influencers Make 35 Percent Less Than White Counterparts

First-of-its-kind research study ‘Time to Face the Influencer Pay Gap’ revealed deep and systemic racial disparities in influencer marketing and compensation.

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

December 6, 2021
Culture, Travel

Is Black Twitter The New Green Book?

There’s evidence to posit that the social media platform is providing a much-needed service

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

November 27, 2021
Politics

We Have Twitter at Home! Trump to Make His Own Social Media Site Because He’s Banned on All Platforms

The president of people who put racist bumper stickers on their cars told media on Wednesday that he’s starting ‘Truth Social’ app since he’s banned on Twitter.

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

October 21, 2021
Entertainment & Culture, Events, The Root Institute

The Root Institute 2021: Media Coverage and the Black Community

In this roundtable discussion, April Reign, Errin Haines and Angela Rye break down the ways media portrays our community and how we can make it better

By

Vanessa De Luca

Published

September 22, 2021
Criminal Justice, News

The LAPD Has Been Collecting Social Media Info to Use However They Want, Report Says

A report by the Brennan Center for Justice revealed the LAPD has quietly been collecting social media information at every police stop.

By

Michael Harriot

Published

September 8, 2021
News, Race Matters

Facebook Says ‘Unacceptable’ AI Error Led to Video of Black Man Being Tagged as a Video About Primates

How many more stories about AI programs being racist do we have to hear before anyone does something about it?

By

J.L. Cook

Published

September 4, 2021
News, Race Matters

California High School Under Fire After Students Post Instagram Video of Themselves Stomping on Black Doll Named ‘Shaniqua’

Parents say this isn’t the first time something like this has happened at Salinas High School.

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

August 24, 2021
News, Race Matters

Alaska Assistant Attorney General Outed as User of Bigoted White Extremist Twitter Account: Report

Some public officials just can’t live without an outlet for their bigoted views. Even if they have to do it anonymously, they must tweet their hatred away.

By

Zack Linly

Published

July 21, 2021