Did people change what they watched/read/listen to around Black Lives Matter? Will it help?
To do my job I often have to think about and dive into the sea of collective human consciousness and intent that is the Google query stream. I often think about it in the context of media - it's both professionally required and personally interesting. A few weeks ago I noticed a few things, that I tried to confirm last week through Google Trends . When the latest incidents of violence against the African-American community sparked both emotions and a movement across the United States and beyond, one of the things that struck me was how many conversations I was having with friends and colleagues around understanding system racial injustice better and how often movie and book recommendations came up as a way for people to understand issues better as well as build empathy. There were also a flurry of articles recommending books, movies and shows on the topic. So I was curious. Did people change their media consumption habits at all? They did. Here are a ...