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(Photo : Pexels/Thought Catalog) Snapchat Permanently Banned Trump from its Platform Just one week after Snapchat indefinitely suspends Trump's account, the social media platform is now permanently banning the president.  The suspension came a week after Trump supporters riot at the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to stop President-elect Joe Biden's certification. Five people died amid the storming of the U.S. Capitol. In an official statement released through USA Today, Snapchat said: "In the interest of public safety, and based on his attempts to spread misinformation, hate speech, and incite ...

Interview with Kisha A. Brown, Esq., Founder of Justis Connection As the first woman director of the Baltimore City Civil Rights Office, Kisha A. Brown is a true trailblazer. In 2018, she founded Justis Connection, the only online lawyer referral service exclusively showcasing the talent of Black lawyers. Only 5% of lawyers are Black, a number that hasn’t shifted in over a decade; and Black attorneys, especially women, continue to be undervalued and underrepresented. To disrupt this pattern, Justis Connection seeks innovative ways to build the business of Black lawyers and grow their practi...

Jeanelle Austin: Shining a Ray of Justice and Joy with Racial Agency Initiative In the weeks after George Floyd’s murder, you might have noticed the number of racial justice posts in your social media feed swell and then subside. Some continue to do the work in less visible ways, but others have burned out. We are trying to undo the knot of systemic racism woven into the fabric of our country, a goal with likely no end point in our lifetime. This means generations of work, not weeks. So how do we keep moving toward this distant finish line without losing energy or motivation?

National Word Nerd Day: 8 Interesting Words To Boost Your Vocabulary 01/09/21 AT 6:40 AM National Word Nerd Day is observed on Jan. 9 every year, and it's the perfect time to celebrate the many wonderful words that we use in our daily lives, from simple to complex ones. Words are the building blocks of human language, and they can sometimes even sum up events in human history. For instance, with so many events in 2020, the Oxford English Dictionary opted to have several "words of the year" instead of the usual one. It included the words "bushfire," "lockdown" and "BIPOC." You need not have...

PHOTO: Thought Catalog The "social" part of social media took on a whole new weight in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic restricted people to small groups and away from indoor venues.  That meant a switch to more social media activity online, and a shift in behaviors — some expected and some unexpected. If you manage a social media account, you may certainly feel like your wheels are spinning to move towards the right audience. Considering last year's trends, I thought about what concepts are worth investing in, anticipating better engagement with customers through a difficult time from ...