How This TikToker Used A Centuries-Old Black Tradition To Captivate Millions

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Reesa Teesa broke the internet with her 50-part video series, “‘Who TF Did I Marry?” Her storytelling captivated the audience, but Reesa was simply continuing a centuries-old Black tradition. _____________ 2-Minute Black History is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The production team for this podcast includes Cydney Smith, Len Webb, and Lilly Workneh. Our editors are Lance John and Avery Phillips from Gifted Sounds Network. Julian Walker serves as executive producer." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	New Series, those about to die only on prime video.
0:04.0	Let the game spagge!
0:06.0	Win or lose, all must fight to survive.
0:09.0	My son, show them you can fight.
0:11.0	Enter the arena of the Gladiators starring Anthony Hopkins.
0:15.5	Nothing is more important than our beloved wrong.
0:18.4	From the Director of Independence Day.
0:21.1	The moment is upon us.
0:22.4	Kill or be killed.
0:24.4	Those about to die. Watch now only on prime video.
0:30.0	Brisa Tisa broke the internet with her 50-part video series, Who The F did I marry?
0:38.2	Her storytelling captivated the audience, but Risa was simply continuing a centuries-old black tradition.
0:45.0	This is two-minute black history, but you didn't learn in school.
0:50.0	Who the F did I marry kept us all on the edge of our seats.
0:57.0	For nearly 10 hours of straight to camera storytelling,
1:00.0	Tik-Toc user Risa Tisa hooked millions of viewers and went viral in February for sharing
1:07.1	her personal story about love, betrayal, and truth in a captivating way, carrying on a centuries-old black tradition.
1:17.0	Grios are storytellers who are highly respected cultural keepers in many West African cultures.
1:24.9	There are also genealogists and hystiographers because they share and pass down tales
1:31.4	usually through the spoken word. It's an inherited role
1:35.0	passed on through generations and a tradition we've carried and kept for centuries.
1:41.5	With each story passed on, the roots and lessons stay the same, but details relevant to the time are added.
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