The top two topics by volume over the weekend were “people” and “black”. As the Black Lives Matter movement continues to make world headlines, local conversations turned to black consciousness and the historical exclusion of black people from the economy.
Many social media users shared reflections on black history and the nuances of black consciousness. @YourWullie posted aErnest Cole was born in South Africa’s Transvaal in 1940. In his book– published in 1967, he was the first photojournalist to highlight the daily realities, humiliations, and horrors of apartheid to the outside world. Here are some of those images.” The tweet gained traction over the weekend with 3,600 retweets and 3,700 likes.