The People's Guide To Navigating Racial Awkwardness
What are the best strategies for responding to uncomfortable racial comments? We asked, you delivered. Here are some of our favorite ideas.
#IfAfricaWasASchool, Who Would Be The Nerd? Jock? Most Popular?
A trending hashtag on Twitter invites people to personify countries in Africa with various schoolyard archetypes.
Turns Out, Fighting Fat Shaming And Racist Trolls Is Also A Ghostbuster's Job
Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones quit Twitter this week after getting her fill of racist and sexist trolls. But, as the saying goes, every goodbye is not gone.
Twitter Permanently Suspends Conservative Writer For Targeted Abuse
The suspension of Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos comes amid a recent campaign in which users tweeted hundreds of racist and abusive messages at Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones.
What Does It Take To Get Permanently Banned From Twitter?
Twitter says it's reviewing its hateful-conduct policy. The suspension of conservative writer Milo Yiannopoulos has prompted a new focus on the company's ongoing struggle to reign in abusive messages.
Trump's Disinterest In Data Has Some Republicans Worried
The decision to eschew "microtargeting" and other sophisticated tools could have a significant negative effect on Republican candidates down the ballot from Donald Trump.
#MemeOfTheWeek: Donald Trump's Taco Bowl
If Donald Trump tweets an image of a taco bowl in the heart of a Trump Tower, but no one else is there to eat it, does it make a meme?
A Glimpse Of Listeners' #NPRpoetry — From The Punny To The Profound
It was a simple idea: Would you, our listeners, tweet us poems for National Poetry Month? Your response contained multitudes — haiku, lyrics, even one 8-year-old's ode to her dad's bald spot.
Twitter Wins NFL Deal To Stream 2016 Thursday Night Football
The NFL hopes to reach a broader audience, including those who don't have cable, while Twitter is looking to attract and keep new users.
'I Think That I Shall Never See, A Poem As Lovely As ... One On ATC'
For National Poetry Month, All Things Considered asked listeners to tweet poems of their own — including the rhyme that tops this story. The plot thickened when a high school English class jumped in.