By Stacey Patton and TaRessa Stovall
The old saying, “I heard it through the grapevine” has new meaning in the age of social media and blogging.

By Lee A. Daniels
A new book published last month reminds us that the power of “new media” to support democratic change isn’t new.

By Tarice L.S. Gray
The lack of opportunity makes the internet all the more enticing as a content producing platform. An artist can initiate their own opportunity and control their own image.

By TaRessa Stovall
Thanks to changing laws, there may soon be fewer videos of police actions to post online or contribute to television news stories. The blog Gizmodo.com, reports that, “in at least three states, it is now illegal to record any on-duty police officer … even if the encounter involves you and may be necessary to your defense, and even if the recording is on a public street where no expectation of privacy exists.”

By Stacey Patton
When I finished the full story, I came to the surprising conclusion that this latest interaction between a white teacher and black child’s hair just might not be a racist incident after all.