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An Analysis Of Black Undergraduate Students' Social Activism Through Social Media Usage, Tayla Richards
An Analysis Of Black Undergraduate Students' Social Activism Through Social Media Usage, Tayla Richards
Masters Theses
Social media has become a tool for college students to engage in social activism. Black undergraduate students is one population that actively utilize social media's impact as illustrated through recent activist movements and demonstrations within university communities. This study sought to explore and analyze the ways that Black undergraduate students utilize social media platforms in general and for activism. The researcher conducted one-on-one interviews with three Black undergraduate students and analyzed their posts on each of their frequently used social media platforms in order to study how their personal narratives were connected to their social media use.
Results showed that …