In this edition of the Ericaism, Erica Campbell talks about a gem of a post she came across on social media: “ten ways to love.” Love is a complicated thing, and, as Erica points out, it’s easier to do the wrong thing. We often have to work harder to make their right choices, but this […]
What does your social media say about you? Are you capable of getting gainfully employed with a prestigious company? How about getting accepted to the college or university of your choice? Use social media as a tool for success and not distress. If I want to know what someone is really like I’ll just follow […]
In this edition of the Ericaism, Erica Campbell talks about those who are strong and wrong. In other words, people who will confidently communicate the wrong information. She talks about this behavior as foolish behavior, and reads some scriptures about those who are foolish. And by the bible’s definition, foolish behavior has a lot to […]
For today’s Get Up Poll, Erica Campbell wanted to know if people mostly have real friends, or only virtual friends in the form of followers and likes on social media. In the society we live in, it’s easy to get confused and prioritize likes, shares and followers over real life friendships. But the truth of […]
Rather, who has attended 31 political conventions over the span of his illustrious career, said the 2016 presidential campaign contains "one of the more interesting convention seasons."
Within the past three days, social media has been bombarded with hashtags, personal opinions, and outright disgust with how two Black men have been murdered at the hands of the police, seemingly for no reason other than being Black men in America.
On Tuesday, also #NationalSelfieDay, the First Lady joined Snapchat with the username FLOTUS.
The Twitterverse did what it does best, using a hashtag to air out grievances about Hillary's rise in becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee.
In this Erica-ism, Erica reminds us that God is always watching, even on social media, and even if nobody else is. Now, that may sound like a pretty basic and fundamental thing to remember, but it’s easier to forget than we tend to think. In the context of social media; nowadays people are sliding into […]
Actor and comedian David Alan Grier set off a frenzy on Thursday when he took to Twitter to announce he would be taking over as Kentucky Fried Chicken's Col. Sanders. The news of Grier becoming the fast food company's top pitch man was shot down by a KFC executive, the New York Daily News reports.
Social media, while effective, is also where modern-day surveillance thrives. Here, Black Lives Matter activist Arielle Newton and former Black Panther Rosemari Mealy discuss the pros and cons.
Use social media to your advantage. Destiny Owusu definitely did!
