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#BlackLivesMatter
The BlackLivesMatter movement has shaken the social media world with over 12 million uses of the hashtag on all media platforms. This movement raises awareness for the importance of equality amongst all races and nonviolent behaviors, especially toward the African American race. Founded in 2013, this movement has helped people speak out and gather together in support of equal rights. -
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
The ALS Ice Bucket challenge was a social media movement that helped raise awareness and money for the ALS disease. People would dumb large buckets of ice water on themselves, pledge to donate money to the ALS foundation and then nominate someone else to do the challenge. This was widely popular on Facebook and Twitter. #icebucketchallenge helped to others follow the movement. -
#lovewins
On June 26, 2015, the United State Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality. This made same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states and greatly changed the lives of many who had been waiting for a reform such as this. The #loveswins was widely used on Twitter and Facebook and celebrated the historical movement. -
#takeaknee
This controversial movement began in August of 2016 when then NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the National Anthem, in an attempt to raise awareness of police brutality. This issue was spread through news outlets and social media, specifically Twitter, as people debate over the meaning behind taking a knee. The taboo demonstration cost Kaepernick his job but has brought more awareness to violence and racial inequality. -
#metoo
The #metoo movement began in October of 2017 and is a movement against sexual harassment and assault, specifically of women. The hashtag spread virally on Twitter as women began to share their stories and raise awareness for the magnitude of the issue.
