The Power of the Virtual Space

Photo from NYTimes In late January, the “confrontation” between a Catholic high school boy, Nick Sandmann,  and a 64-year old Native American, Nathan Phillips, became viral on social media. First off, the racial and discriminatory controversy was sparked by a video instagram post by Kaya Taitano, who is a student at the University of the District of Columbia. The content of the video featured Phillips singing in his native language…