---
title: "Social Media Conversations About Race"
description: "How social media users see, share and discuss race and the rise of hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter"
date: "2016-08-15"
authors:
  - name: "Seth Rubenstein"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/08/15/social-media-conversations-about-race/"
categories:
  - "Online Activism"
  - "Platforms & Services"
  - "Politics & Media"
  - "Politics & Media"
  - "Race & Ethnicity"
  - "Race, Ethnicity & Politics"
  - "Social Media"
---

# Social Media Conversations About Race