New book takes a closer look at social media, tech and racial justice

The authors of “Seen and Unseen” will stop by the American Writers Festival at the Chicago Cultural Center on May 15.

Seen & Unseen
Seen & Unseen cover art. Authors Marc Lamont Hill, Todd Brewster Seen & Unseen
Seen & Unseen
Seen & Unseen cover art. Authors Marc Lamont Hill, Todd Brewster Seen & Unseen

New book takes a closer look at social media, tech and racial justice

The authors of “Seen and Unseen” will stop by the American Writers Festival at the Chicago Cultural Center on May 15.

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Two writers argue that the immediacy of smartphones and social media have forever changed the journey to racial justice.

Reset talks about the role technology plays during pivotal moments in America’s racial divide with the authors of Seen and Unseen: Technology, Social Media, and the Fight for Racial Justice.

GUESTS: Marc Lamont Hill, author, professor at Temple University, host of BET News and UpFront on Al Jazeera English

Todd Brewster, author, historian, journalist