Last month marked the one year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd, which sparked Black Lives Matter protests around the world and calls to end police brutality and systemic racism.
Floyd’s death, along with the deaths of countless other black Americans helped Garner more attention for Juneteenth.
A long standing holiday marking the freedom of enslaved black people in the US.
Social media has played a critical role in shedding light on social justice, current events and black history.
Coolio Green history major at Yale is one of many black creators leveraging Tik Tok and Instagram to reach 1000s of people through videos on everything from lesser known historical facts.
Due to cultural appropriation, he’s here now to talk to us about the power of social media to reach large audiences and highlight overlooked or whitewashed black history.
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