Roland Martin
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Taylor Lorenz Dark Money or Dark Headlines

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September 8, 2025

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Former New York Times writer Taylor Lorenz drops an article about "dark money" funding Democratic influencers. But the headline makes it sound criminal when it's just undisclosed funding sources - something both sides use regularly.

The real issue? Black creators like A.B. Burns (I Am Legally Hype) getting misrepresented and harassed about their income. Lorenz claimed creators were getting $8,000/month. Reality? The email showed a $250/month offer that was declined.

Content creators deserve to get paid. Especially when conservative propaganda floods these platforms daily with zero scrutiny. Where's the equal investigation into right-wing influencer funding?

This is why Black stories need Black media coverage. When mainstream journalists with questionable histories toward Black creators write about us, the framing is always problematic. We become charity cases instead of the culture drivers we actually are.

The internet handled Taylor Lorenz themselves after her controversial celebration of the United Healthcare CEO's death. But the damage to Black creators' reputations? That requires our own platforms to set the record straight.

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