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The New York Times releasing an article about how your social media algorithm is changing the way you view President Trump's State of the Union Address. This is very interesting, especially since we just learned how social media causes political bias and polarization.

Shirley Chisom

Someone said this should be the official logo for #blacktwitter. Honestly, I agree.

Growing up, I wasn't really on Twitter or any platform besides Instagram or YouTube. I find now that I missed out on a lot of culture and community that was being created or hosted on platforms, such as "Black Twitter". From #MCO335, I learned that a lot of the words, memes, and adopted language I use today originated from that side of the internet. In doing my own research, I found a lot of popular hashtags and their meaning. For example, #OnlyInTheGhetto refers to things that would happen in a predominantly-black neighborhood, or that the #PaulaDeenBestDishes hashtag emerged after celebrity chef Paula Deen admitted to using the N-word. However, Black Twitter isn’t just jokes and trends, but strong political stances and movements, like #ICantBreathe and #SayHerName, emerging during the Black Lives Matter movement. It’s interesting to take a holistic view of something that is becoming second-nature, but truly diving into what and where this online culture came from.