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Harvard's TikTok strategy; plus, Shirley Chisholm, the coalition diva

Harvard's TikTok strategy; plus, Shirley Chisholm, the coalition diva

It's Been a Minute vor 2 Jahren

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TikTok has come under fire for its addictive algorithm and for
being a place where misinformation spreads. But still, there is one
institution that thinks TikTok actually has the potential to be a
source of good in our world: Harvard. To be more specific, it's the
Harvard Chan Center for Health Communication.

To hear more about how the center is working with TikTok
influencers to share researched information with the public, host
Brittany Luse is joined by Kate Speer. Kate started as a mental
health TikToker, but was recently hired as a marketing director for
the Harvard Chan Center for Health Communication. Kate also shares
her mental health journey and what it's been like to work within a
mental health system that harmed her.

Then, Brittany looks at the history left out of the new Netflix
film, Shirley, which follows the presidential run of Shirley
Chisholm. Brittany sits down with Dr. Anastasia C. Curwood, author
of Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics, to
discuss what came before the historic race. They talk about how
Shirley's various identities informed her approach, and scan for
her fingerprint on American electoral politics today.

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