Social Media Bias

For African Americans to get rid of social justices in all dimensions, we must remain awake by taking action in a non-violent way. To be "woke" means understanding the urgency in which we must work to transform the world we live in, the whole world. We are the generation that we have been waiting for. We are the people that we have been waiting for to change the problems in our society. We cannot just sit back and wait for the next person to fix the issues we see in our society. We must be the ones who step in and speak up against the injustices. The largest platform young people today have is social media. Social media has become a prominent part of life for young people today, so why not use it to #StayWoke especially with everything that …show more content…
In a broader sense, it applies to hiding behind a false avatar or intentionally misleading people on social media, in other words being fake and “flexing for the gram”. While what you see may be elusive or misguided, you need to be able to recognize the truth. Social media requires that you are truthful across all platforms, not just putting up a veneer or a front. This is your voice that resonates across social media. The person you display on social media should reflect the person you are in real life. Let's strive to align who we are in real life with the person we created on our Twitter and Facebook accounts. We are a generation who will quickly hop into someone's mentions when they say something racist, sexist, or homophobic, but lack that same confidence when someone says something similar in school, work or at home. We know what is the right thing to do and we have witnessed how much influence we have on media discourse when we rally around a cause (Black Lives Matter). Our social media profiles are an extension of our identities; however, we must remain aware of the fact that they are carefully constructed to promote the image of ourselves that we want to be seen by the public. It is very easy to type #StayWoke or #Feminist in our Twitter bios. But what does it mean when we say "Protect Black Women" on Twitter and then turn around and defend a celebrity …show more content…
He lived an unselfish life, all of his content was produced for a greater cause, and he had unwavering focus on his beliefs and goals. By establishing himself he was able to become one of the most influential figures in modern history with a large and diverse following. Just as Dr. King tried to show the world a better way to live together in harmony, we must use social media as a way to help those around us to continue to make the world a better place. The next step is for all of us to take the ideas and discussions on social media that helped us to become woke and share them with people who might not be following us on Twitter, Facebook and