Akilah Edgerton sings 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' at the dedication of the Freeman monument on Sunday. SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Community and civic leaders, including.
GREAT BARRINGTON Roughly 70 years before W.E.B. Du Bois was born, just down the street, Elizabeth Freeman became the first slave to successfully sue for her freedom in Massachusetts.
Taylor Cassidy, Rising TikTok Star Focused on Black History, Looks to Build a Full-Time Digital Creator Career Variety 2/26/2021
Taylor Cassidy, like many teens, says she joined TikTok “just for fun.” She quickly found a larger purpose on the fast-growing short-form video platform: shining a spotlight on Black history and promoting messages of positivity and empowerment.
The creator, who turned 18 last month, started on TikTok in November 2019. Her first videos were typical adolescent fare: Her most viral video ever, from January 2020, is set up as a clip for followers to send to their secret crush with Cassidy breaking the news. (It currently has more than 18 million views.)