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More black lives become trending hashtags with shootings of Terence Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott

CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 21: Police officers face off with protestors on the I-85 (Interstate 85) during protests following the death of a man shot by a police officer on September 21, 2016 in Charlotte, NC. The protests began the previous night following the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott at an apartment complex near UNC Charlotte. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 21: Police officers face off with protestors on the I-85 (Interstate 85) during protests following the death of a man shot by a police officer on September 21, 2016 in Charlotte, NC. The protests began the previous night following the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott at an apartment complex near UNC Charlotte. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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Sept 21, 2016

Two officer involved shootings have taken over social media this week with reactions to the deaths of Terence Crutcher, 40, last Friday in Tulsa, Okla. and Keith Lamont Scott, 43, on Tuesday in Charlotte, NC .

Both men were shot by police officers who have both been placed on administrative leave.

Residents in Tulsa and Charlotte took to the streets in protest, while others took to social media making the names of the deceased men, the newest trending hashtags:

Yesterday, while the biggest news on social media was the divorce proceedings of celebrity couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, many people (famous and not famous) took the opportunity to point out how frivolous Americans have become in their concerns:

On Wednesday morning, the hashtags named for the men who were killed, continued trending as politicians -- most notably Donald Trump -- offered comment on the events and as a press conference in Charlotte revealed more details about Scott's death.

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Nedra Rhone is a lifestyle columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution where she has been a reporter since 2006. A graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism, she enjoys writing about the people, places and events that define metro Atlanta.

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