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Chicago TikTok Star Talks Highlighting City’s History and Netflix Partnership
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February 2, 2022
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5:59Now PlayingShermann ‘Dilla’ Thomas is a Chicago native who is using TikTok to share the Windy City’s rich history. The Urban historian known as 6figga_dilla on the platform has amassed more than 78,000 followers.
Thomas joins “Midday Jolt” to talk to host Marcel Clarke about how he got started sharing the positive sides of Chicago. The birth of his channel was created after he decided to monitor his 8-year-old daughter’s use of TikTok.
He is taking his knowledge from TikTok to Netflix in a partnership to create a Chicago history docu-series.
Watch to hear Thomas give more fun facts about Chicago and words of advice for other Black creators.
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