In Bear Witness, Take Action 3 as #YouTubeBlack Creators take the mic and share their personal stories about race, culture and everything in between. In this six-part YouTube Originals series, we’ll hear from Raynday Gaming, King of Reads, Asia Jackson, Jacques Slade, Smino & Teddy Ray, and the Grapevine. Keke Palmer and Common join us once again as hosts and deep dive the individual content pieces with each Creator.


"Tracing The Trend"
YouTube star Asia Jackson explores hip hop culture’s influence on Asian cultures. She interviews artist Guapdad 4000 and experts Sophia Chang and Danyel Smith to analyze the origins of popular hip hop trends across music and fashion in an attempt to give credit where credit is due.

“Super Zeros” by Raynday Gaming
Narrated by three-time Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown, this animated short seeks to champion diversity by showing the power of a marginalized group of mislabeled misfits a.k.a., The Super Zeros. Set in a place far, far away, yet not much different than our world, this story is about a special group of unlikely heroes who, despite all odds, decide to take on a formidable foe.


“What Say What?!” by Smino + Teddy Ray
Hosted by comedian Teddy Ray, “What Say What?!” gives featured artist, Smino, a platform to speak his mind...and his lyrics. No bright lights on a big stage. Everything is stripped down to its core... the set, the music, and the artist... leaving room for the artists to invite their fans into their world like never before.


“HIV: Living Positively”by King Of Reads
Justin James invites viewers to hear what it means to be a Black, queer person living with HIV by hosting a roundtable discussion with other members of the community: Dominique Jackson, George M. Johnson Byron Jamal, Chef M, Marnina Miller and Kia LaBeija. By listening to their stories, James highlights the importance of so many who haven't been able to do the same because of barriers to care, shame and stigma.

“If I Ruled the World” by The Grapevine
The Grapevine hosts, Ashley Akunna and Donovan Thompson, invite actor Logan Browning and Dr. Mariel Buqué to discuss the state of society and what it could look like if we dared to imagine a better version of the world. This utopia will appear on screen via animation which gives the guest and YouTube an incredible opportunity to paint the picture of a more positive Earth that could come about through activism, change, and a revolution of the mind and spirit.

“Sole Swap with Jacques Slade” by Jacques Slade
Jacques Slade, a popular YouTube creator, is one of the most well-known and respected voices in the world of sneakers. Leaving his sneaker collection behind, he’ll step into the shoes of the singer and burgeoning activist Tinashe.


Bear Witness, Take Action 3 is the latest YouTube Original from The Black Voices Fund, a fund dedicated to amplifying Black Voices, stories and culture. To see more content like this, click here:    • Celebrate Black Voices & Perspectives  

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0:00 Intro
2:46 The Grapevine Intro
5:20 Logan Browning
12:22 If Logan Ruled The World
16:48 Dr. Mariel Buque
24:47 Interviewing The Grapevine Hosts
28:15 Tracing The Trend Intro
30:34 Meet The Guests
31:24 The Conversation Begins
36:09 On The Street
42:13 Talking Fashion
47:17 One On One With Asia
51:32 Interviewing Asia Jackson
54:30 HIV: Living Positively
55:50 The Guests Arrive
56:57 Dating, Disclosure & Doing It
1:09:48 Cocktails & Toasting
1:13:20 Interviewing Justin James
1:16:57 Soul Swap Intro
1:18:13 Meet Tinashe
1:22:04 Choreography
1:24:43 Taekwondo
1:28:57 Choosing Wardrobe
1:31:22 Performance
1:34:06 BLM Activism
1:39:57 Interviewing Jacques Slade
1:43:27 What Say What Intro
1:44:49 Chilling With Smino
1:47:47 Sit Down Interview
1:54:18 Smino Performs “I Deserve”
1:58:35 Smino Performs “Black Luv Ain’t Dead”
2:02:05 Interviewing Teddy Ray & Smino
2:05:06 Meet The Super Zeroes
2:15:47 Interviewing Evan “Raynday” Raynr
2:19:46 Wrap Up