This chapter introduces the reader to the section, Race, Racism, and Digital Media. Chapters in this section ask the following questions: How does racism manifest online, and what effects does this have on young people, especially young people of color? Does technology contribute to, or challenge, racist structures or racial power dynamics? What types of technologies shape the ways youth experience and respond to race and racism? Technology is central to our understanding of the realities of race and racism in the twenty-first century. Concurrently, as the chapters in this section demonstrate, race and racism are central to the development of new digital technologies, online cultures, and online interactions. As young people spend increasingly more time online, it is imperative that we understand the risks and rewards that are associated with different online behaviors and contexts.