black creators

• Whoopi Goldberg backs BLKFAM, a Black-owned streaming service for families
• For Black History Month, TikTok is promoting its ecommerce hub by inviting users to #ShopBlack

  TikTok is adding to its Black History Month celebration with links to its ecommerce and advertising businesses and more Visionary Voices.

  
• Dream come true: RDCWorld attracts 20,000 fans to Black nerd convention Dream Con

  RDCWorld hosted DreamCon in Austin, Texas in July 2023. The convention brought more than 20,000 guests to a celebration of Black nerd culture

  
• Judge rules in YouTube’s favor, dismissing racial discrimination suit

  YouTube has defeated a 2020 lawsuit in which creators of color argued that the video platform's algorithm discriminated against them.

  
• Jellysmack, All Def owner Culture Genesis pledge $25 million for underrepresented creators
• Mansa has raised $8 million to build a streaming service for Black culture
• StreamElements brings back Creator Diversity Program to deliver $3,000 to creators from underrepresented groups
• Snap’s Black History Month plans include Spotlight Challenges, Lenses, and more
• As TikTok celebrates Black History Month, it highlights “the sounds that move culture”
• 29 creators and 40 musicians have been included in the #YouTubeBlack Class of 2023
• Snapchat’s 523 program is back with $10,000 monthly grants for “small content companies from underrepresented groups”
• Keke Palmer’s digital network looks to usher in “a new generation of creators”