The ages-old racist ideas have been affecting the members of the Black community across the world. But since the murder of George Floyd, Black people, especially African Americans are forced to become increasingly aware of how susceptible they are to racism.
While the “Black lives matter” moment is still on the streets and social media streams, many TikTokers have taken up onto themselves to clear the path for their community.
Whereas anything can go viral nearly instantaneously on many social media platforms, TikTok stands out for how rapidly a user can acquire a large audience after sharing just a single video that strikes a chord. These TikTokers are using songs, poetry, rap, the narration of historical facts, and other forms of expression to raise voice for racial justice on TikTok.
Nick Courmon, a blank right activist and TikToker uses poetry and spoken words as a way to teach black history. Nick goes by the username of ndcpoetry on TikTok and is very blunt about racial injustice in States.
“These bigots and these white extremists never sugarcoated their actions or their racism so there is no reason for me to sugarcoat the truth.”
Many other TikTok accounts such as garrisonhayes, mstiananicole, kahlilgreene, thatbrownguurl, donidarkowitz, and auntkaren0 are also breaking down anti-racism ideas and even exposing racists in their videos.
These content creators believe that racism exists to date because most people have been given bad information. They are determined to use their platforms to synthesize genuine information and point people to more credible facts and covered-up things that are not taught at school.
“I can’t bring myself to debate or be more political with people who are rationalizing the murder of an unarmed Blackman yet again.”
Says Tajiareed (donidarkowitz), a makeup artist and black rights activist on TikTok.
Last June, the app faced a blackout calling for Black creators to be treated more fairly amid accusations of censorship and content suppression. TikTok had apologized vowing to do better but many black TikTokers still claim that little has changed for them since.
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