Twitch celebrates Black History Month 2023

Twitch is celebrating Black History Month 2023 in the UK and Ireland by promoting a host of streamers.

The livestream platform has kicked off its Black Brilliance campaign, which aims to ‘celebrate the big hitters, the rage quitters and the true OG’s that make Twitch the place to be this Black History Month’.

Streamers will be featured on the front page of Twitch in the UK and Ireland throughout October 2023 for Black History Month 2023, including SheGamerxo, JazeenaPlays, DurkChocolate, jtownholla, K_Wiss_, MelaninGamers, npcMeleey, TJBASC, Shaz Shanghari and more.

Twitch said in an email on Black History Month 2023: “Black streamers have always played a pivotal role in building dynamic and engaging communities not just on Twitch, but within the world of gaming as a whole.

“They create streams that entertain, captivate and educate us, all while pushing the boundaries both on and off Twitch.

“So this Black History Month, we want to celebrate Black Brilliance by honouring, uplifting and recognising the Black streamers who shape our communities every time they go live.”

Several streamers also commented, with Shaz Shanghari saying on Twitter: “I’m happy to announce that Twitch are featuring me alongside a whole host of amazingly talented black content creators on the front page throughout October for UK Black History Month! Usual shang-nanigans will occur. Thank you for having me!”

MelaninGamers added: “MG are proud to be part of Twitch’s BHM celebration. We will be featuring some of our wonderful streamers including our phenomenal stream team all month long.”

Melanin Gamers chaired a panel on inclusion, diversity and unconscious bias in gaming at Insomnia last year.

Twitch and other gaming organisations have celebrated the month in recent years, including during Black History Month 2021 and Black History Month 2022.

Black History Month takes place in the US and Canada in February each year, while the UK, Ireland and Europe typically recognise it in October. 

Dom Sacco

Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.

As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.