Unilever Joined Dozens of Companies in Boycotting Social Media Amidst Hateful Online Climate
Unilever, the London-based consumer goods giant, announced on Friday that it would halt advertising on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter until the end of the year due to the contentious political climate on those platforms. Unilever is the #2 advertising buyer in the US. https://t.co/FaCCahiwm2 pic.twitter.com/isD9XE8GWl — Hank Green (@hankgreen) June 26, 2020 “Continuing to advertise […]
What’s With All the Fireworks? Here Are Some Theories
For the past few weeks, fireworks have been set off every night throughout the country like clockwork and disrupting people’s sleep. In cities like Boston and New York, complaints of fireworks have increased at an alarming rate. Last year, Boston recorded 22 fireworks complaints in the first week of June. Now, in the same week […]
Who is Toyin Salau?
Oluwatoyin Salau, or ‘Toyin’, is a Black Lives Matter activist whose body was found in Florida over the weekend after she went missing on June 6. Salau’s body was found alongside that of a 75-year-old woman, Victoria Sims, and their deaths were ruled a double homicide by Tallahassee police. The 19-year-old spoke out about her […]
#AllBirthdaysMatter was Trending on Donald Trump’s Birthday
#AllBirthdaysMatter is currently trending on Twitter as a jab against President Donald Trump, whose birthday is on June 14th. The #AllBirthdaysMatter hashtag is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the co-opted movement that aims to de-legitimize Black Lives Matter. As many have pointed out, the Black Lives Matter movement is not meant to take value away from […]
This Is Why Trina Is Being Cancelled
Rapper Trina criticized the riots happening in Miami in a rant on her morning show, describing the people as “animals”. Social media soon erupted as people sought to ‘cancel’ her for the comments seemingly aimed at the black community.
What is #BlackoutTuesday?
The hashtag #BlackoutTuesday is dedicated to showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement following the murders of Aahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and other recent victims of police brutality. On social media, people are posting Black squares to symbolize their solidarity with the protests happening throughout the U.S. and beyond. The trend started […]
