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Black Influencers Continue To Code-Switch Despite Having Massive Fan Bases: Here's The Reason Behind It


Code-switching is a reality for people, especially for Black people, across the board.

Challan, a model and TikTok influencer with over 5 million followers, is known for fashion and beauty content accompanied by her iconic blonde ’fro, high energy, and often amusing routines. Howard pointed to Keith Lee, a famous Black food critic with nearly 16 million followers, as an example of a creator who appears to portray himself “authentically” but has received some pushback in response. Aliyah’s Interlude, a musical artist on TikTok known for her song “It Girl,” told HuffPost Sunday that she has been able to bring her full self online with a style she’s dubbed #Aliyahcore, recognizable as hot pink clothing paired with layered accessories, fishnets, boots and fur.

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