If I wanted an emoji to look exactly like me, I’d just send a photograph. But then, unlike Apple and Google, I understand that they are a symbolic shorthand, not a racist tool of oppression that ignores my identity. On Wednesday, World Emoji Day, the two California companies revealed their expanded repertoire of “newest designs that bring even more diversity to the keyboard.” Seventy-two new... 

Twitter threw all in with the anti-cop ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement the night of and the day after the racist massacre targeting white Dallas police officers on Thursday. Dallas Police Chief David Brown said at a press conference Friday morning that the attacker told police he was targeting white police officers. “The suspect said he was upset about Black Lives Matter. He said he was upset...