When there is racism or social injustice around us, and we want to shed light on the matter, don’t we just need to press a few buttons?

In the recent movements of social injustice, we have seen many people voice their opinions and have felt their words shake our hearts. In any way, we want to help carry their voices to all who have the opportunity to create or help the change.

In the past, we’ve seen students rally together in crowds reaching the thousands, where some would voice their thoughts and where the community would be one. A tweet or status can only go so far until you must take the idea and make it real.

The problem we are having with our youth is that we believe that these little things are truly fighting for a cause.

“Slacktivists don’t have to spend a Saturday doing hard labor to build a home or sacrifice a portion of their monthly entertainment budget to a cause,” said Laura Seay of the Washington Post.

The minimal effort being broadcasted on social media comes in, and people like to wear it like the season’s newest trends.

“It’s a style, to be socially conscious,” Maceo Paisley said during an interview with Thrash Lab. It is not a bad thing for these issues to be a trend, but we must take advantage of the power that we hold as youth.

Together, we must stand together and use our voices to give light to the issues that are bringing not only down our society, but that are bring us down as one people. We hold the future in our hands, now it is time to grab it and run.