YouTube Introduces the #YouTubeBlack Voices Class of 2021

132 creators worldwide will receive dedicated support and seed funding

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YouTube Tuesday revealed the #YouTubeBlack Voices Class of 2021, a group of 132 creators worldwide, including 48 in the U.S., that were chosen to take part in the Google-owned video site’s grant program, providing them with resources to succeed on the platform.

The #YouTube Black Voices Fund was created last June as a global, multiyear commitment to uplift and grow Black creators on the platform, as well as to produce and acquire new YouTube Originals focused on racial injustice and the Black experience.

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