YouTube announces its latest series to amplify the voices of Black people worldwide

Published by Yamna Ali Thursday, October 8, 2020

Ever since the voices to condemn the injustice with the Black lives have shaken the earth, many renowned platforms have come forward to contribute to the cause in one way or another. In June, YouTube announced a $100 Million fund called #YouTubeBlack to help raise voice for the Black people, and recently to draw even more attention to the subject, the popular channel, YouTube has announced the streaming of several shows to keep the condemnation against injustice towards Black lives long and steady.

The new venture of YouTube is all set to premiere the content which belongs to Black people hence providing them support and well-deserved recognition on an international platform. These shows will highlight the horrors a Black person faces throughout his life and how the oppression is deep-rooted into the system of states that has resulted in mutiny and rebellion against the authorities.

In June, we announced the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund, a $100M fund to amplify Black voices & perspectives. We're excited to announce new YouTube Originals from the fund and additional projects that hero Black stories. Read about this and other updates here: https://t.co/EgX7EEYT2H pic.twitter.com/LL6PNOXkyC

— YouTube (@YouTube) October 7, 2020

YouTube Originals will consist of shows namely Trapped: Cash Bail in America, BookTube, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You, and many more that will take the viewers through the experience of Black lives and how they have to pay the price in the form of racial injustice and oppression simply because of existing. The shows will use the channel of YouTube to amplify the Black voices and spread awareness among the viewers from all around the world.