Taylor Cassidy

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Taylor Cassidy
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Born (2003-01-28) January 28, 2003 (age 21)
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Last updated: 18 November 2023

Taylor Cassidy is an African American TikToker and educator, best known for her series "Fast Black History". [1]

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Education

Cassidy, who is from St. Louis, Missouri, [2] grew up learning about African-American history from her parents. In elementary school, she became dissatisfied with the fact that the only Black history in her school textbook was about slavery. [3] She graduated high school in 2021, and then took a gap year before entering college. [2] [4]

As of 2023, Cassidy is a film student at New York University. [1]

Career

Cassidy began making TikTok videos in November 2019. [4] She created her series "Fast Black History" in February 2020, for Black History Month. Profiled figures included Maya Angelou, Shirley Chisholm, and Fannie Lou Hamer. [1] Later videos discussed Black Wall Street, the Black Fives, Mum Bet, and Zelda Wynn Valdés. [3] [4] [5]

Cassidy also created content to raise awareness of racial injustice, [6] and a series called "Black Girl Magic Minute," which uplifts contemporary Black creators. [2] [7]

In 2021 Cassidy signed with WME [8] and became a host of TikTok Radio on SiriusXM. [9] She also works with Nickelodeon as a Nick News correspondent. [1]

As of February 2023 Cassidy had 2.2 million followers on TikTok. [1]

In March 2023 Cassidy was invite to the United Nations General Assembly as part of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. [10] [11] Cassidy and keynote speaker Djamila Ribeiro also visited the Ark of Return, a memorial to victims of slavery. [10]

Recognition

Cassidy was recognized as one of TikTok's top 10 Voices of Change: Most Impactful Voices for 2020. [12] That same year, she was given a special creator honor at the Streamy Awards by Liza Koshy. [4] In 2021 she was included as one of Teen Vogue's 21 Under 21. [13]

In November 2023 Cassidy and her fellow Nick News hosts were collectively nominated for the 2nd annual Children's and Family Emmy Awards in the category Outstanding Host. [14]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Walsh, Lara (10 February 2021). "This 18-Year-Old TikToker Is Going Viral For Her Super Creative Black History Videos". Elite Daily. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  3. 1 2 McDougal, Josef; Jandak, Rachel (2022-02-18). "'Fast Black History' Creator Taylor Cassidy Makes Black History Accessible for Everyone". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Spangler, Todd (2021-02-26). "Taylor Cassidy, Rising TikTok Star Focused on Black History, Looks to Build a Full-Time Digital Creator Career". Variety. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  5. ↑ Singh, Ashan; Kim, Deborah; Yang, Allie (23 July 2020). "How young TikTok users are making their activism go viral". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  6. ↑ McLymore, Arriana; Wang, Echo (2020-06-02). "TikTok has its Arab Spring moment as teen activism overtakes dance moves". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  7. ↑ Novato, Olivia. "Taylor Cassidy | The Educator on Teaching Black History, 'Black Girl Magic Minute', and more". flaunt.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  8. ↑ Jarvey, Natalie (2021-02-24). "TikToker Taylor Cassidy Signs With WME (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  9. ↑ "'TikTok Radio' Launches Exclusively On SiriusXM Today". www.prnewswire.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  10. 1 2 "2023 Remembrance Programme". United Nations (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  11. ↑ "Fight slavery's 'legacy of racism' through education: Guterres". www.globalissues.org. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
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