Black Twitter

Twitter has become a hub for people of color. More African Americans are on Twitter than Caucasians. (Gunn 25). On Twitter, women of color feel silenced can amplify one another’s voices, talking back to people with power in an unparalleled way.” (Goldberg). According to Sanders, “young blacks follow more people, retweet more often, and reply to posts more frequently on Twitter, causing certain topics to rise in popularity that have nothing to do with breaking news or celebrities like Justin Bieber.” Therefore, young African Americans are very influential and active on Twitter. (Sanders) Twitter is used as a successful platform for people of color to speak, write and communicate.