The media force that made ‘Black Twitter’ possible

Where would Black Lives Matter be without social media? Some argue that the movement would not have achieved its international reach were it not for the simple hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. Often forgotten in this discussion is that long before Facebook and Twitter, the black media was a powerful force in exposing injustices in the black community. Ethan Michaeli’s sweeping book “The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America” is a forceful reminder.
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