#BlackLivesMatter: The young Black activists using social media to lead the fight for equality

Black women have long been pioneers of digital activism. #BlackLivesMatter. #MeToo. #BringBackOurGirls. #SayHerName. All movements that have changed our world. All founded by Black women.

As protests erupt on nearly every continent to end police brutality and systemic violence against the Black community, young Black women are using social media to lead the fight for equality. Through TikTok videos, infographics and mirror selfie confessions, they’re using their accounts to inform, educate and organise their followers. 

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