Let's Talk: Black & White

Twitter is one of the largest social media platforms in the world and has multiple uses. People use this outlet to receive news (local or national), stay up-to-date on what's controversial and trending, and to connect with others. Twitter has a way of bringing people together, despite the cause. Within the Black community, this is a thing we like to call, "Black Twitter". Black Twitter is basically an open forum that allows Blacks to be unapologetic about who we are. Black Twitter is more personal than some might think. Its something we claim as "ours". We're very sensitive about it as well. When one tries to imitate or make fun of, we immediately go into retaliation mode. This is where other Blacks can relate to one another as well through shared experiences, memes, and trending videos. via GIPHY This is also where we celebrate Black Excellence. We like to shine a light on those who may not get the recognition they deserve. Many people have been ...

Twitter's social media platform has allowed for people of all cultures to express opinions, thoughts and funny memes. White and black culture has created a social media storm known as "White Twitter" and "Black Twitter." White Twitter's culture is presented with more innocent tweets about typical white people thoughts and opinions. Black Twitter's culture is presented as more sarcastic/real tweets of what people really think about certain concepts. The big difference between white and black Twitter is that white twitter is viewed as more fluffy, "happy go lucky" people while black twitter can range from relatable, funny tweets to serious Black Lives Matter tweets. Although white twitter is not fully geared toward such serious issues as black twitter is they do have a few serious hashtags that they can use to either help or hurt a cause. Some of these hashtags include: #whitepeople, #whiteprivilage, and #itsoktobewhite. Although...