The crises of 2020: the effects of intersectionality and virality on marginalized youth in the U.S.

Her Instagram and Tik Tok account were a nonstop thread of information about anti-Asian discrimination, police brutality, and protest activity, which encouraged her to act. As we have seen, social media has and should be harnessed to support crisis response and provide youth the opportunity to voice their experiences and engage with others. Keywords: Marginalized youth; intersectionality; social media; social change; virality EN Marginalized youth intersectionality social media social change virality 105 108 4 03/08/21 20210201 NES 210201 The COVID-19 pandemic and violence inflicted on communities of color by police in the United States has caused unrest across the country. [Extracted from the article]