Issues of entrenched, systemic and institutionalized racism have long been matters of great concern in America. While progress was undeniably made for many black and minority Americans in education, employment, housing and other areas of social advancements since the '60s, deep and enduring remnants of racial injustice, police brutality and…

Heggert and Flowers (2019) offer important insights into how social media provides students with important opportunities to engage in meaningful civic engagement and political activism. They argue that students are more politically active than some recent studies would have us believe because they are utilizing social media platforms, methods not…