Signal boosting is when a social media user shares an online petition or issue on their platform to raise awareness on a newsworthy event or controversial happening.
BIPOC is an umbrella term for “Black,” “Indigenous,” and “People Of Color.” The term is meant to be unifying while also highlighting Black and Indigenous people and the injustices they face, like Native invisibility and anti-Blackness.
These TikTokers are dedicated to using their platforms to spread awareness about racial inequality, women’s empowerment, and the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.
#8toAbolition is an eight-step plan to abolish policing in communities and schools to eliminate police brutality. It refutes #8CantWait‘s guidelines for police reform.
Virtual Pride 2K20 is a month-long online event to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. It is founded by TikToker Kiara Fox (@fxKiarafx).
“You About To Lose Yo Job” is a viral internet remix of a woman singing “You about to lose yo job” to an officer. The mix is by producers DJ Suede The Remix God and iMarkkeyz of the Cardi B “Coronavirus” (Remix).
8 Can’t Wait is a police reform program by Campaign Zero. It urges lawmakers to put eight policies into effect to reduce police brutality in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement.
On June 3, K-pop stans took over the hashtag #WhiteLivesMatter and #WhiteOutWendesday by tweeting those hashtags along with pictures and videos of K-pop idols and messages against racism and white supremacy.
“This you?” is a response on Twitter used to question an individual or an organization’s intentions in a tweet deemed contradictory to the individual or organization’s previous behavior. “This you?” tweets are accompanied with proof of prior controversial actions.