civil rights protests

What the Tech? Using Social Media in Civil Rights Protests

Millions of people are sharing posts and information on social media about the protests all across the country. Some of it is true, some of it is not. Some of what’s being posted and shared aren’t from real people at all. Dr. Gideon Blocq is the CEO of a company called Vinesight, that searches through all the social media posts…

MLK “War Room” is the Heart of a New National Monument

A motel room once used by Martin Luther King Jr. to plan landmark civil rights protests is the centerpiece of a new national monument in Alabama. President Obama signed an order creating the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument in one of his final acts in office. The announcement Thursday coincides with the upcoming King holiday. In 1963, King stayed at…