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Black Influencers Still Code-Switch Despite Having Millions Of Followers. Here's Why.
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Black Influencers Still Code-Switch Despite Having Millions Of Followers. Here's Why.

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LOADING ERROR LOADING LOS ANGELES — Black creators have used TikTok to launch successful careers as artists and influencers. “I have to be very cautious of how I say things because I think it’s very easy for your tone to be taken negatively before it’s taken positively,” Challan told HuffPost Sunday at a TikTok event honoring Black voices in Los …

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We Need To Talk About The Appropriation Of Majorette Dancing On TikTok
1 year, 9 months ago

We Need To Talk About The Appropriation Of Majorette Dancing On TikTok

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Since its inception, TikTok has been home to non-Black creators copying and never crediting Black artists — specifically choreographers. In Greene’s post, he calls out white TikTokers for appropriating majorette choreography in the viral “Her Way” and “No Love” challenges. Non-Black TikTokers have posted and racked up millions of views with their renditions of this choreography, reportedly created by 19-year-old …

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Shavone C.’s Timely Debut Book Focuses On The 'Black Internet Effect’
2 years, 1 month ago

Shavone C.’s Timely Debut Book Focuses On The 'Black Internet Effect’

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Shavone C. is a tech and cultural pioneer in her own right. “‘Black Internet Effect’ is the influence of power and ultimately IP that Black people wield on the internet,” she said. “If you don’t want to work for anybody, the bigger message around ‘Black Internet Effect’ is truly like you are who you’ve been waiting for. That’s what I …

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Fed up with TikTok, Black creators are moving on
3 years, 3 months ago

Fed up with TikTok, Black creators are moving on

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Cosmetologist Sharly Parker has struggled with her TikTok videos getting flagged and taken down. “However,” she added, “the perception that TikTok’s algorithms are biased has been persistent.” Other flashpoints have erupted around culture and community issues, with white commenters harassing Black creators, racist videos going viral, digital filters changing users’ skin tone, and non-Black users adopting Black affects. “We’re committed …

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Op-Ed: It’s about time Black creators of pop culture were paid for their art
3 years, 5 months ago

Op-Ed: It’s about time Black creators of pop culture were paid for their art

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Megan Thee Stallion accepts the award for best new artist at the 63rd Grammy Awards in March. Black creators on TikTok recently went on strike, refusing to choreograph dance moves for Megan Thee Stallion’s latest drop. #BlackTikTokStrike drives home the fact that Black creators have long helped to make American popular culture — from music, to dance, to fashion, to …

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Inside TikTok’s effort to open doors for its Black rising stars
3 years, 6 months ago

Inside TikTok’s effort to open doors for its Black rising stars

LA Times  

At first, Kirby Dockery found the thought of joining TikTok overwhelming. TikTok released an apology last June to members of the Black creator community who felt “unsafe, unsupported, or suppressed” by the app, and vowed to take steps to improve Black creators’ experience on the app. When TikTok announced the incubator in January, the company said it wanted to “focus …

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The Black history you didn’t learn in school is being taught on TikTok
3 years, 9 months ago

The Black history you didn’t learn in school is being taught on TikTok

LA Times  

Put away your textbooks and pull out your cellphones: some of the best Black history lessons are happening on TikTok. “I have my days with TikTok, to be honest, it’s a love/hate thing,” said Nick Courmon, a 23-year-old who shares Black history through spoken word poetry on the app. But he’s best known for his “Hidden History” series that explores …

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ALLBLK was the first streamer to feature Black creators. Now it’s launching a talk show
3 years, 10 months ago

ALLBLK was the first streamer to feature Black creators. Now it’s launching a talk show

LA Times  

Brett Dismuke, general manager of the streaming service, ALLBLK, is photographed at his home in Porter Ranch. “I heard, ‘it’s too Black’ and ‘we don’t know how to market this.’” The film would have been shelved if it didn’t find a home at ALLBLK, an AMC Networks streaming service that promotes series and films that feature Black talent. “We’re definitely …

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