This book explains the importance of how Social media portrays the Black Lives Matter movement and how it helps many protests in different states. The authors explained that social media plays a big role in helping the movement and bringing attention to the government. Sharing information, films, and images of racial injustice and police brutality on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram has increased public awareness of the issue and strengthened the cause. With the support of trending hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter, #SayHerName, and #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd, the movement’s message has been amplified and made more apparent.
- “As social media became central to activists’ strategy (Anderson & Hitlin, 2016, p. 16), mainstream media eventually covered the events surrounding Michael Brown’s death as well but this coverage often emphasized the actions of police officers and besmirched Brown’s character. Pushback on social media called for what Candice Norwood (2016) refers to as “authentic representation”. ( Elmesky 101)
- “Analysis of the content created by mainstream media outlets is important to the broader sociopolitical context of contemporary American life, a context that is as we will further explore throughout the chapter characterized by anti-Blackness and White supremacy”. (Elmesky 101)
