TikTok Pivots From Dance Moves To A Racial Justice Movement
When Raisha Doumbia, a 20-year-old swimming instructor in Roswell, Ga., first downloaded the video-sharing app TikTok, she made lighthearted posts, like her lip-syncing and dancing to a song by the British girl group Little Mix.
But Doumbia paused the playful routines after George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis. Now she is using her TikTok feed to urge followers to march for racial justice.
"I was just so disgusted that I felt like I needed to say something, so I started to speak out, even though I had like 13 followers," she said.
Soon, she had more than 60,000 followers as her videos in support of the protests gained traction.
"So many had a blind eye to racial injustice, especially young people who aren't even being taught about
