ICE Director John Morton Gets Very Own Satirical Twitter Account

by Jorge Rivas on May 3 2012, 3:28PM

Immigration reform activist launches a fake Twitter account for Director of ICE John Morton.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog

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20 Years Later: Live-Tweeting the L.A. Riots as They Happened

by Jorge Rivas on April 25 2012, 1:35PM

Tweets from @RealTimeLARiots correspond to date and time from 1992.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Trayvon Martin’s Mom Gets Close to 70k Twitter Followers in Just 2-Weeks

by Jorge Rivas on April 2 2012, 11:32AM

Call it a sign of the times but Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin’s mother, has joined Twitter to call attention to her fight to get justice for her son.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog, Trayvon Martin

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Blacks and Latinos Still Adopting Smartphones Faster Than Everyone Else

by Jorge Rivas on March 2 2012, 11:10AM

Smartphone users now outnumber users of more basic mobile phones within the national adult population, according to a Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Topics: Media, /NOW Blog

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Everyone Stopped Tweeting During Jennifer Hudson’s Whitney Houston Tribute

by Jorge Rivas on February 16 2012, 4:59PM

At the height of the live Grammys broadcast there were 10,901 tweets per second… except during Jennifer Hudson’s performance.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Chris Brown Fans Tweet ‘He Can Beat Me’ During Grammys

by Jorge Rivas on February 13 2012, 11:28AM

Chris Brown fans say they want to get beat by him on Twitter and show the sad reality of the cycle of violence.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Margaret Cho: You Criticize a Woman’s Body, You Murder Us All Inside

by Jorge Rivas on January 13 2012, 12:36PM

On Wednesday, Korean-American comedian Margaret Cho went to her blog to explain why she “blew a fucking gasket” on Twitter.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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@MexicanMitt 200 Tweets Away From Out-Tweeting the Real Mitt Romney

by Jorge Rivas on January 12 2012, 6:24PM

“@MexicanMitt” Twitter account mocks Romney’s courtship of Latino voters.

Topics: Arts & Culture, GOP Primary, /NOW Blog

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What Colorist Tweet Memes Miss: It’s #TeamStructuralRacism

by Akiba Solomon on July 7 2011, 9:28AM

Tweet memes like #TeamLightSkin are the latest example of our insistence that skin-tone obsession is just personal preference. It’s not. Research shows just how much it shapes our lives.

Topics: Akiba Solomon, Gender & Sexuality, Technology

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Blacks, Latinos Use Twitter Two Times More Than Whites

by Jorge Rivas on December 10 2010, 2:38PM

Despite a digital divide, blacks and Latinos are more than twice as likely to use Twitter than whites.

Topics: Media

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LeBron James: Racist “Hater” Tweets Won’t Stop My Dreams

by Jorge Rivas on October 21 2010, 1:52PM

Miami Heat star declares “hater day” and shows fans the nasty tweets.

Topics: Technology

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5 Other Dumb Things 50 Cent Tweeted

by Jamilah King on October 4 2010, 5:16PM

When it comes to outrageous tweets, 50 Cent is the gift that keeps on giving.

Topics: Media

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ColorLines Livetweets NBC’s Humorless “Outsourced”

by Jamilah King on September 23 2010, 3:17PM

What happens when a show is too self-conscious to talk about race?

Topics: Arts & Culture

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Friday Twitter Break: DREAMers Storm The Senate

by Julianne Hing on September 17 2010, 5:50PM

The campaign to win the DREAM Act will always be remembered as a youth-driven movement.

Topics: Technology

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Friday Twitter Break: Fireproof Your Quran

by Julianne Hing on September 10 2010, 7:06PM

President Obama finally steps in, and Terry Jones thankfully quiets down.

Topics: Technology

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Friday Twitter Break: War, Hip-Hop, and Lots of Bite

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on September 3 2010, 5:58PM

Oh, and don’t forget to register for Facing Race!

Topics: Media

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Friday Twitter Break: Presidents, Mosques and People We Wish Would Go Away

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on August 20 2010, 5:16PM

Dr. Laura just won’t quit, and neither will Wyclef.

Topics: Technology

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Black Men Cuddle on Subway, Web Hits Panic Button

by Jamilah King on August 19 2010, 2:19PM

Happy, healthy queer people just seem like too much to handle.

Topics: Gender & Sexuality

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Palin Defends Dr. Laura: “Don’t Retreat…Reload”

by Jamilah King on August 19 2010, 1:52PM

They’re both still confused.

Topics: Media

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Friday Twitter Break: Meet the Brown Twitter Bird

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on August 13 2010, 5:48PM

Because not all black folks Tweet the same.

Topics: Technology

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