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Kahlil Greene Explores Blackness As A Social Currency

“Kahlil Greene works with organizations to help them bridge the gap between Generation Z and diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy.”
A Yale Student Who Makes and Teaches Black History

“Kahlil Greene was elected as the first Black student body president at Yale. And has nearly a half-million followers on TikTok.”
Gen Z creator uses the web to educate on racial justice

Kahlil Greene is a self-described “Gen Z historian” who uses social media to advocate for change. He established himself as an influencer, educator and voice for justice with his thought-provoking videos, engaging oratory style and eye-catching graphics. He has more than 500,000 followers and 20 million views across his social media profiles — with 5.5 million likes on TikTok alone.
TikTok Content Creator and 'Gen Z Historian' Kahlil Greene Breaks Down the Importance of Combating Erasure on Social Media

“The 21-year-old creator and Yale’s first Black student body president is considered one of TikTok’s first historians.”
History Can’t Hide from Kahlil Greene ’22

“Kahlil Greene ’22 was recently honored by the Peabody Awards for an Instagram video series documenting racism in New York City’s past.”
Exclusive – Chatting to the ‘Gen Z Historian’ Kahlil Greene

“The self-professed Gen Z historian, who uses content creation to channel his passion for history, social justice, and public speaking, educates young people on how to build their knowledge so as to best support the causes they care about most. We spoke to him about what this involves.”

My Works 📝

Harvard Business Review - Dear CEOs: A Gen Zer’s Open Letter to His Future Employers (6/29/21)

Newsweek - 'I'm a TikTok Influencer Who Worked With The White House' (4/4/22)

Blavity - I’m Putting The Onus On Me And My Generation To Close This Nation’s Promise Gap (6/17/21)

Yale Daily News - Yale, together (6/09/20)

Washington Post - Opinion: I’m Yale’s first Black student-body president. The Trump administration is wrong on our admissions (10/20/20)

Los Angeles Times - Op-Ed: Operation Varsity Blues doesn't end unfair college admissions policies (8/07/19)

Yale Daily News - How children can read and write with power (11/03/20)

Yale Daily News - Let’s keep going (8/13/20)

Press Links 📸

New York Times - Up Next: A Yale Student Who Makes and Teaches Black History (7/30/21)

New York Times - Leg Booty? Panoramic? Seggs? How TikTok Is Changing Language (11/21/22)

New York Times - Burned Out on Your Personal Brand (10/20/22)

Wall Street Journal - How TikTok Became The World’s Favorite App (11/4/22)

Variety - Peabody Award 2024 Nominees: ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘Bluey,’ ‘Bear’ (04/25/24)

Hollywood Reporter - Children's & Family Emmy Awards Nominations 2023 (11/02/23)

Los Angeles Times - 2024 election: TikTok influencers key to Biden and Trump campaigns (05/30/24)

Deadline - Peabody Award Winners 2024: Full List (05/09/24)

Wall Street Journal - TikTok’s Stratospheric Rise: An Oral History (11/5/22)

Los Angeles Times - The Black history you didn’t learn in school is being taught on TikTok (2/27/21)

CNN - TikTok might be too big to ban, no matter what lawmakers say (12/23/22)

CNN - TikTok ban bill passes House vote (03/13/24)

NBCNews - TikTok announces first Visionary Voices list for Black History Month (2/1/23)

Free Press - Why a TikTok ban is a terrible idea (05/20/24)

Fast Company - Managing Gen Z: Fast Company’s 142-point guide for leaders (07/10/23)

Google - Gen Z creator uses the web to educate on racial justice (2/08/22)

AdAge - What Gen Z wants in influencer marketing and brand social media (08/18/23)

Daily Mail - Southern Connecticut State University sorority is suspended after video leaked (2/4/22)

YR Media - Social Media: Q&A with GenZ Historian on Forgotten Cultural History (3/22/22)

Ebony Magazine - TikTok Content Creator and ‘Gen Z Historian’ Kahlil Greene Breaks Down the Importance of Combating Erasure on Social Media (8/12/21)

Black Enterprise - Biden Administration briefs TikTok Influencers on the War in Ukraine (3/18/22)

The Grio - Color Of Change Honors Educators and Activists Protecting Black History (2/25/22)

Yahoo Sports! - Sorority suspended after video surfaces of members mocking historically Black organization: 'I'm disgusted' (2/3/22)

TVOverMind - 10 Things You Don’t Know About Kahlil Greene (5/2/22)

Sentinel-Tribune - US, Ukraine quietly try to pierce Putin's propaganda bubble (3/22/22)

The Conversationalist - Let's Talk Taking Real Action With Kahlil Greene (4/15/21)

Tubefilter - The White House wants influential young TikTok stars to spread its message about Ukraine

Cheddar - TikTok Under Fire From Black Creators Over Cultural Appropriation (7/14/21)

NBC Los Angeles - TikTok resumes and Instagram portfolios: How college students are using social media to find jobs (11/14/21)

WUSA 9 - Local teen makes history at Yale University, inducted into BGCGW Hall of Fame (12/22/19)

Fox5DC - Montgomery County native elected first black student body president at Yale University (5/30/19)

Thred Magazine - Exclusive – Chatting to the ‘Gen Z Historian’ Kahlil Greene (7/20/23)

Variety - Children’s & Family Emmys 2023: Full Winners List (12/16/23)

New York Times - Justice Dept. Says Yale Discriminates. Here’s What Students Think. (2/11/21)

New York Times - First U.S. Colleges Close Classrooms as Virus Spreads. More Could Follow. (3/11/20)

Cosmopolitan - Here’s What All Your Fave Gen Z Influencers Were Doing at the 2024 Cannes Lions Festival (06/18/24)

Forbes - Kahlil Greene Explores Blackness as a Social Currency (02/21/22)

Washington Post - The White House is briefing TikTok stars about the war in Ukraine (3/11/22)

Washington Post - Influencers and the Biden TikTok ban (06/13/24)

Peabody Awards - 84th Annual Peabody Award Winners Announced (05/09/24)

CNN - Educators are using TikTok to teach history you might not learn in school (8/8/23)

Associated Press - Biden's campaign to stay on TikTok despite possible ban (04/25/24)

U.S. News - Biden just signed a bill that could ban TikTok. His campaign plans to stay on the app anyway (04/24/24)

Washington Post - How TikTok went from teen sensation to political pariah (3/16/23)

Vibe - TikTok Celebrates Visionary Voices In Black Creatives For Black History Month (3/2/23)

Hollywood Reporter - Peabody Awards 2024 Winners List (05/09/24)

Business Insider - How Gen Z is going to kill the workplace as we know it (11/10/21)

Yale Alumni Magazine - History can’t hide from Kahlil Greene ’22 (06/04/24)

NBC News - White House hosts TikTok creators to combat misinformation on conflict in Ukraine (3/14/22)

Yahoo - In The Know by Yahoo Honors: Kahlil Greene (2/9/22)

CNN - Yale Elects First Black Student Body President (6/8/19)

PRWeek - TikTok diplomacy: Why politicos are hailing the White House's outreach to creators (3/17/22)

Bloomberg - TikTok’s Black Creators Say Unfair-Treatment Complaints Ignored (7/8/22)

The American Genius - LinkedIn isn’t the only social media platform being used for hiring (2/28/22)

CNET - How TikTok is helping Black creators reclaim history, identity, 'whitewashed' culture (7/17/21)

NBC LX - TikTok is helping Black creators reclaim history & 'whitewashed culture' (7/6/21)

NBC News - A wave of Black students takes presidencies at top-tier universities (12/8/21)

NBC LX - 5 TikTokers To Know Who Used the App for Good in 2021 (12/21/21)

Daily Orange - Yale senior uses social media to advance advocacy efforts for Black community (10/6/21)

Mashable - How whitewashed is TikTok? Let Kahlil Greene break it down for you. (5/30/21)

Black Girl Nerds - The Rise of Black TikTok

Yahoo News! - TikTok historian Kahlil Greene explains how 'Gen Z trends' whitewash Black culture (6/2/21)

ABC 7 - Germantown teen who made history at Yale University to be inducted into Hall of Fame (12/27/19)

Adweek - Creative 100: Influencers and Celebrities 2024 (06/13/24)