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Black YouTube creators gather for Kenyan fete

The number of Kenyan channels on YouTube making over Sh100,000 in revenue has risen by 25 per cent from last year. [iStockphoto]

More than 100 black YouTube creators from all over the world were in Kenya over the last week for the #YouTubeBlack Voices Creator Celebration event.

The YouTube Black Voices fund is a three-year programme launched in 2020, with the aim of supporting and amplifying black creators with access to the funding and resources needed to thrive on the platform.

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