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White folks’ work: digital allyship praxis in the #BlackLivesMatter movement

Updated: May 3, 2023


This critical case study analyzes the reflective narratives of 14 self-identified White social media users – part of a larger, interracial group of self-identified online social actors – who used the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag as part of their online activism repertoire during the height of the movement.


Grounded by the application of Helms’ White Racial Consciousness Development Scale, this research presents a descriptive account of the ways antiracist labor – colloquially described as ‘White folks’ work’ – can be performed via social media.


Using an a priori definition of allyship as the processes of affirming and taking informed action on behalf of the subjugated group, this research illustrates that strategic information seeking and sharing on Twitter – particularly the amplification of marginalized voices – were key components in the development of digital allyship praxis within this social-media-fueled movement for racial justice.

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