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• 29 creators and 40 musicians have been included in the #YouTubeBlack Class of 2023
• YouTube Taps Slick Rick To Mentor Second ‘#YouTubeBlack Voices Music Class’

  YouTube has today announced the cohort of participants for its #YouTubeBlack Voices Music Class.

  
• YouTube To Open Applications For Second Class Of #YouTubeBlack Voices Creator Grants On June 21

  On June 21, YouTube is opening up grant applications for its #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund Class of 2022.

  
• ‘#YouTubeBlack Voices Grant Program’ Unveils Inaugural Class Of 132 Creator Recipients

  Last year, YouTube doubled down on its its long-running #YouTubeBlack initiative (which was founded back in 2016), by committing $100 million in funding over several years to uplift Black creators and artists globally in the wake of the George Floyd protests.

  
• #YouTubeBlack To Host 4th Annual FanFest With Lil Baby, GotDamnZo, Queen Naija
• Kingsley Returns To YouTube After Yearlong Absence, Says #YouTubeBlack “Changed My Life”
• Naomi Campbell, Jason Momoa Latest Celebs To Launch Vlog Channels With YouTube
• Naomi Campbell, Janelle Monáe, And Lakeith Stanfield Grace #YouTubeBlack Creator Summit
• #YouTubeBlack FanFest Returns To Howard University For Second Year With Jhené Aiko, Kingsley, De’arra & Ken
• YouTube’s Latest NextUp Program To Spotlight Latino, Black, And Female Creators
• #YouTubeBlack To Host First U.S. Fanfest At Howard University With Tre Melvin, Teala Dunn
• YouTube’s Oona King: “Black Millennials Want To See More Inclusive Advertising”