Role Reboot

Is Hashtag Activism Just A Lazy Substitute For The Real Thing?

Those of us safely tweeting from our comfy office chairs will never venture into those dark and dangerous places to physically ‘bring back our girls.’ But sometimes, the end we’re working toward is as simple as a conversation. When Twitter first spread its little blue e-wings in 2006, I’ll admit that I was far from […]

Do Conservatives Have Any Empathy At All?

The rage, concern, and suffering of oppressed people seem like a game to most conservatives, says Khadijah Costley White. Over the last few weeks, protests on (and off) social media helped draw international attention to the plight of over 270 girls kidnapped while at school in Nigeria. Using the Twitter hashtag #bringbackourgirls, people across the […]