A 2017 Pew Research survey found that a quarter of Black Americans had faced online harassment due to their race or ethnicity. As our society moves more and more online, how do we cope with this reality?

In his new book, When the Hood Comes Off: Racism and Resistance in the Digital Age, Dr. Rob Eschmann analyzes a wealth of data, interviews with students of color, and millions of social media posts to unpack the influence of online communication on face-to-face interactions. He joins host Ali Muldrow to discuss online racism and the way people choose to respond to it. 

Dr. Rob Eschmann is a writer, educator, filmmaker, and scholar from Chicago. He is an Associate Professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work and a Faculty Associate at at Harvard’s Berkman-Klein Center for Internet & Society. Rob wrote and directed “Choose Your Own Resistance”, an immersive, multi-perspective film about choosing to challenge racism. Additionally he writes on educational inequality, community violence, racism, social media, and youth wellbeing.

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