These Black students at BYU are using TikTok to document attitudes in the LDS Church

The five students who started the Black Menaces account say it’s about ‘highlighting the reality here for people like us.’

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Black Menaces have been filming TikTok videos addressing racism at Brigham Young University in Provo. On Friday, April 8, 2022 they smiled for a photo. Starting from the top, from left to right, are members Nate Byrd, Kennethia Dorsey and Sebastian Stewart-Johnson. At the bottom are members, from left, are members Rachel Weaver and Kylee Shepherd.

These Black students at BYU are using TikTok to document attitudes in the LDS Church

The five students who started the Black Menaces account say it’s about ‘highlighting the reality here for people like us.’

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