The Socialhood Watch monitors these hashtagged streets for acts of civility and criminality alike. Just as the world turns, the tide of public opinion sways from minute to minute. We can praise your fave’s woke post today; yet, drag them for their ignorance tomorrow. Read below for the good, bad and ugly in social posts.

The Good – Michelle Alexander trends on Twitter

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Professor and author Michelle Alexander trended with the release of her article “Why Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Deserve the Black Vote.”

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Twitter was abuzz especially after Clinton’s surprising loss to Bernie Sanders in the New Hampshire primary.

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While the article critiqued Clinton, Alexander explained she wasn’t totally sold on Sanders either.

While not all agreed with Alexander’s perspective, it was a welcomed in a rather absurd political climate.

The Bad – Kanye renames his album title…again

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Kanye West rocked the social waves (pun intended) when he announced a new title to his album: The Life of Pablo.

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Naturally folks were perplexed and could only express their confusion through copy + paste.

The jury is still out on how all of this is received.

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The Ugly – Meryl Streep fails Diversity 101

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Black Twitter did a collective head tilt when Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep offered thoughts on Hollywood’s diversity issue.

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Similar to Patricia Arquette‘s feminist speech at last year’s Oscars, Streep failed to recognize women of color.

But what can we expect when she pulled this fiasco a few years ago.

The Socialhood Watch was rooting for you Meryl. We were all rooting for you!

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