How Twitter fueled the Black Lives Matter movement
A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) shows how Twitter helped shape the Black Lives Matter movement.
A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) shows how Twitter helped shape the Black Lives Matter movement.
Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2022
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Members of the protest group Just Stop Oil recently threw soup at Van Gogh's Sunflowers in the National Gallery in London. The action once again triggered debate about what kinds of protest are most effective.
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2022
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Americans don't agree on much these days, but many feel that the U.S. is on the wrong track and the future is bleak. In a time of unprecedented division, rising inequality and intensifying climate change, it's easy to feel ...
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2022
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The Washington, D.C. demonstrations that followed George Floyd's death mark some of the most racially diverse protests against racial injustice. University of Maryland Professors Dana R. Fisher and Stella Rouse find that ...
Social Sciences
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News media covered the National Football League national anthem protests more heavily on their Instagram accounts when readers' reactions to protest were more negative and more polarized, according to a University of Michigan ...
Social Sciences
May 17, 2022
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Tucked away east of Sudan's capital Khartoum, a sanctuary of lush green vegetation has been a haven for dozens of exotic birds from far and wide.
Ecology
May 17, 2022
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Birmingham City Council is currently consulting on a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) to prevent anti-abortion activists from standing outside an abortion clinic in Kings Norton.
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2022
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After Black Lives Matter formed in 2013, in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, new ways of talking about race gained traction.
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2022
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A national poll provides a snapshot into public sentiment about the acceptability of violent protest against federal, state and local government, providing current insights about the state of U.S. democracy and safety of ...
Political science
Feb 3, 2022
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Social media has the ability to connect us with almost anyone in the world, but it can also change the way brains form new social relationships, maintain current ones and participate in social groups, according to a new book ...
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2021
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