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Acknowledgments -- Introduction: social media as the hydra / by Kehbuma Langmia -- Social media : identity and social behaviors -- #Thotsbelike : the construction of the thot female sexual stereotype in social media / by Tia C. M. Tyree and Morgan D. Kirby -- "I don't belong in here!" : a social media analysis of digital protest, transgender rights, and international restroom legislation / by Melvin L. Williams -- When minors become sex offenders : the identity crisis of teenage sexting / by Angela D. Minor -- The dark side of social media : a content analysis of cyberbullying / by Jean-Louis P. Ntang-Beb and Leticia D. Williams -- How minorities use social media during weather related crises : results of a U.S. national weather survey / by Brandale N. Mills, Michelle A. Dovil, Leticia D. Williams and Tia C. M. Tyree -- Social media : culture and the international community -- The coins for justice movement : the rise of new media activism in Indonesia / by Maria N. D. Maer -- Icts and power relations in traditional settings in Cameroon / by Agbome Salome Nangah and Julius Che Tita -- Towards a framework for communicating women's health via social media in Jamaica / by Nickesia S. Gordon -- Ict use in teaching, research and outreach in the University of Buea, Cameroon / by Kingsley L. Ngange and Melanie Tchewo -- About the editors and contributors

Cartoonist Aaron McGruder entered the syndicated comic strip arena in 1998. As an African American, McGruder's social commentary, political criticism, and jokes have a perspective on America unlike White syndicated cartoonists. Yet one cannot assume that his comic strip is Afrocentric simply because McGruder is African American. The authors of this work attempt to determine if McGruder—through his characters—speaks from an Afrocentric perspective. More specifically, the authors analyzed McGruder's comic strips to determine if the principles and concepts of Afrocentricity, including the 10 principles of nommo, were present within the comic strip. It was determined through The Boondocks , he speaks of resistance, liberation, peace, harmony, and does so in the "language" of African Americans—Ebonics. He places African Americans at the center of his discourse and gauges the external world through the lens of his young African American characters.