Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Beyond the hashtags : #Ferguson, #Blacklivesmatter, and the online struggle for offline justice / Deen Freelon, Charlton D. McIlwain, Meredith D. Clark.

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1 online resource (92 pages)

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Author(s) affiliated with: Deen Freelon - American University; Charlton D. McIlwain - New York University; Meredith D. Clark - University of North Texas.

Summary

IN 2014, A DEDICATED ACTIVIST MOVEMENT—Black Lives Matter (BLM)—ignited an urgent national conversation about police killings of unarmed Black citizens. Online tools have been anecdotally credited as critical in this effort, but researchers are only beginning to evaluate this claim. This research report examines the movement’s uses of online media in 2014 and 2015. In the concluding section, the authors reflect on the practical importance and implications of their findings. The authors hope this report contributes to the specific conversation about how Black Lives Matter and related movements have used online tools as well as to broader conversations about the general capacity of such tools to facilitate social and political change.

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Contents

SUMMARY. -- INTRODUCTION. -- #FERGUSON, #BLACKLIVESMATTER, AND ONLINE MEDIA. -- The Web. -- Twitter. -- TWITTER PERIOD 1: The Calm Before the Storm. -- TWITTER PERIOD 2: Eric Garner. -- TWITTER PERIOD 3: Michael Brown and the Birth of a Movement. -- TWITTER PERIOD 4: Ferguson’s Aftermath. -- TWITTER PERIOD 5: Wilson’s Non-Indictment. -- TWITTER PERIOD 6: Pantaleo’s Non-Indictment. -- TWITTER PERIOD 7: Under the Radar, the Movement Expands. -- TWITTER PERIOD 8: Walter Scott. -- TWITTER PERIOD 9: Freddie Gray. -- CONCLUSIONS. -- The “Who”: Voices, Victims, and Youth. -- The “What”: Digital Tools and their Consequences. -- Closing remarks.

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