Monique Petty Ashmeade 
I know by now many of us are addicted to TikTok (you don’t have to deny it.) You go on there for a few minutes, next thing you know you’ve been scrolling for one or two hours. What I love the most is that my “For You Page” is filled with Black creators. Here are some of my faves.
This 20-year-old creator is absolutely one of the funniest people on TikTok. From his outside random rants about being a Black person in the LGBTQ community to his mirror conversations. Anania will leave you laughing for hours. Also, side note: He sings too!
The 20-year-old creator is straight Chi-town and constantly brings hilarious content. She does a lot of mirror conversations and overall funny content. What I also love is her advocating for Pro Blackness and self-love within the Black community.
This TikToker advocates for the LGBTQ and educates viewers on Black Pride History that you often won’t hear about within school. I highly recommend checking out his channel.
“Being Black and Going to Class at a PWI.” If you watch QueenSie, then you already know that you’ll get used to that theme song. If you go to a PWI you’ll definitely understand what she’s talking about in the videos. She often reenacts what takes place in her classes between her and her Caucasian peers. There’s another segment she has called, “Being Black and Living in a Dorm at a PWI.” Go check her out.
If you want to feel the nostalgia of being in high school and elementary school where your teachers would question why you’re asking them something during their lunch period or simply anything on how teachers would act back then, I highly recommend Hooodjabi’s TikToks. They always manage to make me laugh.
If you haven’t watched any of these TikTokers already, go ahead and do that and don’t forget to support Black creators!
By Monique Petty-Ashmeade, Freshman, DePaul University
Twitter: @writerinthedakr
