This statistic presents the most active days on Twitter discussing race in the United States from January 1, 2015, to March 31, 2016. According to the source, the church shooting in Charleston (June 18, 2015) was the event that reached the higher number of mentions on the social media, reaching 4.3 million tweets.
Most active days on Twitter discussing race in the United States from January 2015 to March 2016
Date and event
Approximate number of tweets (in millions)
6/18/15 Day following church shooting in Charleston, S.C.
4.3%
4/28/15 Unrest in Baltimore following death of Freddie Gray
3.4%
7/22/15 Details are released about the death of Sandra Bland while in police custody in Texas
3.3%
7/29/15 Protests organized by #BlackLivesMatter movement in response to death of Sandra Bland
3%
7/23/15 Day after details are released about the death of Sandra Bland
3%
2/16/16 Day following 2016 Grammy Awards and Kendrick Lamar’s provocative performance
2.9%
11/11/15 Missouri S&T student is arrested after racially charged threats were posted on social media
2.9%
6/19/15 Two days following church shooting in Charleston
2.9%
2/29/16 Day following 2016 Oscars amid controversy over the lack of minority nominees
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Pew Research Center. (August 15, 2016). Most active days on Twitter discussing race in the United States from January 2015 to March 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/678079/us-most-active-days-on-twitter-discussing-race/
Pew Research Center. "Most active days on Twitter discussing race in the United States from January 2015 to March 2016." Chart. August 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678079/us-most-active-days-on-twitter-discussing-race/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Most active days on Twitter discussing race in the United States from January 2015 to March 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/678079/us-most-active-days-on-twitter-discussing-race/
Pew Research Center. "Most Active Days on Twitter Discussing Race in The United States from January 2015 to March 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678079/us-most-active-days-on-twitter-discussing-race/
Pew Research Center, Most active days on Twitter discussing race in the United States from January 2015 to March 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/678079/us-most-active-days-on-twitter-discussing-race/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Most active days on Twitter discussing race in the United States from January 2015 to March 2016 [Graph], Pew Research Center, August 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/678079/us-most-active-days-on-twitter-discussing-race/
