Media Platforms owned and operated by people of color is very important–especially if you are a POC attempting to share lived experiences that is an unpopular truth in a community where you are the minority.
Students in Humboldt County are currently on a social media campaign to bring national attention to their murdered classmate David Josiah Lawson and the lack of justice he has received almost a year later.
This article does a good job presenting Arcata and HSU from the POC perspective.
Check out the full article: We need to talk about the murder of HSU student Josiah Lawson
https://slausongirl.com/social-media-campaign-to-draw-national-attention-to-unsolved-murders/
Tina Sampay, known as Slauson Girl, is a journalist, author and media founder from South Central Los Angeles. Her Bachelor of Arts in Critical Race and Gender Studies informs how she examines race, gender and power in her journalism. She founded Slauson Girl Media Group, a Black woman-owned news and media organization. Her reporting, podcast conversations and video interviews center local news, community voices, culture and the issues shaping Los Angeles.