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    August 12, 2016
    Social Media Conversations About Race

    Black social media users – regardless of how often they talk about race in their everyday lives – are more likely to see and share race-related content

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    Black social media users – regardless of how often they talk about race in their everyday lives – are more likely to see and share race-related content
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    Social Media Conversations About Race
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    Two-thirds of black social media users say that most or some of the posts they see on social media are about race
    Six-in-ten race-related tweets were tied to current events
    Black social media users are much more likely than whites to see posts about race
    Roughly three-in-ten black social media users say most or some of what they post pertains to race
    Black social media users – regardless of how often they talk about race in their everyday lives – are more likely to see and share race-related content
    Ten most active days on Twitter discussing race from Jan. 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016
    Tweets about race increase around major events
    Six-in-ten race-related tweets were tied to current events
    From July 12, 2013, to March 31, 2016, #BlackLivesMatter was used eight times as often as #AllLivesMatter
    Tweets using the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter supported the movement by more than three-to-one margin
    Tweets including the hashtag #AllLivesMatter were nearly evenly split between support and opposition
    Major recent events bring #BlackLivesMatter back to the forefront as the tone shifts overnight
    Tone of Twitter around #BlackLivesMatter shifts after Dallas shooting
    Post-Dallas shooting of police officers, majority of #BlueLivesMatter tweets show support

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