The TikTok Poet Bringing Untold Black History to the Masses

Nick Courmon is sharing forgotten Black history in a very modern way.

As a spoken word poet and student of African American history, the last thing Nick Courmon expected was to become a TikTok influencer. But his videos about little-known moments in history, delivered in powerful rhymes, have resonated with millions of viewers—like in this collaboration with Narratively, in which he shared the story of the legendary but often overlooked Black jazz musician, Hazel Scott, based on our piece about her.