First off, on its new Visionary Voices initiative – TikTok has chosen a gaggle of Black creators to participate in a month-long showcase of their work.

As defined by TikTok:

“Our first-ever Visionary Voices Checklist acknowledges 15 Black creators who’re innovators of their fields, utilizing TikTok to coach, entertain, and advocate for the Black neighborhood whereas making a major affect each on and off the platform.”

Contributors have been chosen in three classes – Creators, Small Owned Companies, and Trade Disruptors. All through the month, TikTok will spotlight the work of those creators, as a part of a broader showcase of what might be achieved by way of TikTok neighborhood and connection, and the way these innovators are utilizing the platform to greatest impact.

TikTok’s additionally internet hosting a #BlackTikTok in-app hub, the place it would spotlight inspiring tales from creators and Black-owned companies, whereas it’s additionally seeking to showcase music from Black creators, with a brand new #BlackMusic showcase.

“The resurgence of basic R&B data on TikTok proves that nice music will all the time reside on and demonstrates how our neighborhood fuels timeless music discovery. We’re proud to be a house for our R&B icons to proceed to innovate their artistry and we’re excited to welcome R&B legend, Mya to the platform.”

TikTok can even host a variety of live-streamed occasions, that includes musicians, artists and extra, which can culminate in a 6-hour livestream to have a good time ‘Black tradition, creators and the countless reward of Black expertise on our platform’.

Lastly, TikTok can even be internet hosting a number of in-real-life occasions to have a good time the #BlackTikTok neighborhood.

“We’re set to host the third installment of our Visionary Voices Salon sequence, honoring tradition changemakers in media and leisure, and we’ll even be celebrating our creator neighborhood with a Black Historical past Month celebration in Los Angeles.”

Celebrating Black creators is a crucial focus for TikTok, not simply due to the numerous affect these customers can have over key traits, but in addition as a consequence of TikTok’s previous relationship with Black creators, which hasn’t all the time been nice.

Prior to now, TikTok had been accused of profiting off of Black creators, significantly in relation to bounce traits, whereas not giving them the main target they deserve. TikTok has labored arduous to handle this, and Black Historical past Month presents a major alternative for TikTok to spotlight and pay respects to the Black creator neighborhood.

And it may very well be a great showcase of key traits and artistic improvements within the app.

You may tune into TikTok’s Black Historical past Month occasions by following the #BlackTikTok hashtag, or trying out the Black Historical past Month in-app hub.