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How Black Feminists Exposed the Alt-Right Online

How Black Feminists Exposed the Alt-Right Online

FromWhat Next | Daily News and Analysis


How Black Feminists Exposed the Alt-Right Online

FromWhat Next | Daily News and Analysis

ratings:
Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Back in 2014, a mysterious hashtag started trending on Twitter: #EndFathersDay. The accounts tweeting the extremist sentiments appeared to be the accounts of black women. But black feminists on Twitter knew something was amiss. So they got to the bottom of the hashtag—and used their own to fight back. 
Guest: Rachelle Hampton, Slate writer. 
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Released:
Apr 26, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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