Baby of #AprilTheGiraffe Is Here!

After much anticipation, April, a giraffe at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, N.Y., has given birth to its fourth calf. The (slightly gross) birth of #AprilTheGiraffe pic.twitter.com/beQVmOUuZh — Gary Grumbach (@GaryGrumbach) April 15, 2017 Social media has gone wild, with users sharing live streams of the birth and congratulating April. Much jubilation can be inferred […]

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Guns don’t kill people – do they?

On April 10th, 2017, Cedric Anderson opened fire inside an elementary school classroom in San Bernardino, California, killing Karen Smith, whom he was separated from, and one of her young students before turning a revolver on himself. People took to Twitter to express their emotions, and most of them used #SanBernardino to enter into discussion […]

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#Pepsiad Gone Wrong?

Pepsi’s latest advertisement, starring Kendall Jenner, received a variety of reactions from the public. If you haven’t heard about this huge advertising fail, well you’ve probably been living under a rock. Both the actress and soda company were accused of making light of the Black Lives Matter movement while also using social justice to sell […]

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A look at the #TaxMarch debate

On April 15, the day traditionally recognized as Tax Day, thousands of protesters gathered in dozens of protests across the United States to pressure President Donald Trump into releasing his tax returns. It has been an issue leading up to and since the election. Even though it’s not required for presidents to release their tax […]

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There’s always two sides to a hashtag

On April 10, San Bernardino experienced its second tragedy in less than 18 months, as a shooter open-fired on his estranged wife, leaving three dead. Following the shooting, the hashtag #SanBernardino surfaced on Twitter, as messages of sadness and positive thoughts poured in; however, amidst this, two main topics arose for discussion…was the shooting newsworthy because of […]

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#13ReasonsWhy

So if you have not heard of the show 13 Reasons Why by now I presume you live under a rock with no access to Netflix or any form of social media. In the off chance that you are one of those people, essentially the show consists of 13 episodes in which Hannah Baker reveals […]

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#Woke100 Trending

Essence magazine recently released its may issue cover revealing its list of 100 woke women. The issue sparked the start of the #Woke100 hashtag trending on Twitter. The hashtag was widely used by Twitter users, exemplifying mixed reviews and encouraged a since of community surrounding this groundbreaking issue. In the words of @fatbellybella, we stay […]

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