Juneteenth

Instagram is on track to overtake Twitter as News source for news gen-z. Younger audiences are more likely than older generations to prefer visual storytelling formats for their news, which Instagram is well suited for. 

Snapchat pulls insensitive Juneteenth filter after backlash, “aaaand this is what happens when you don’t have any black people on the product design team. As a Snap alumni, this is extremely embarrassing. It doesn’t have to be this hard,” tweeted Ashten Winger, who’s Black and previously worked at Snapchat developing original content.

Spike Lee will be in conversation with Barry Jenkins hosted by the American Cinematheque this Saturday at 5pm PT / 8pm ET.  They’ll be talking about Spike’s career and his new film, DA 5 BLOODS.  Register here.

The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles just released a virtual showcase of more than 120 features, documentaries and shorts to celebrate the last 17 years of Indian cinema. Films are available for 17 days starting today. Check them out here. 

Colin Kaepernick joins Medium’s Board of Directors to develop projects focused on  race and civil rights in America, “I am excited to continue to elevate Black voices in the news and publishing industry. I also look forward to creating new opportunities and avenues for Black writers and creators with my new role as a Board member.”