BONUS: Esports is for Everyone
There Are No Girls on the Internet
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4.1 • 906 Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2020
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Who doesn't love video games? We all play them, yet women and communities of color can be shut out of the business end of this increasingly lucrative industry.
Dr. BerNadette Lawson-Williams developed the first esports management program at a Historical Black College to make sure gaming and esports are for everybody.
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| 0:30.2 | There are no girls on the internet will be back soon with a new season. |
| 0:32.9 | But until then, and in honor of homecoming, enjoy this special mini celebration of women using technology |
| 0:38.1 | to make change on the campuses of historically black colleges and universities. |
| 0:41.8 | We'll be back for our regular season soon. |
| 0:48.0 | There Are No Girls on the Internet is a production of IHeart Radio and Unbossed Creative. |
| 0:56.0 | I'm Bridget Todd, and this is There Are No Girls on the Internet. |
| 1:01.5 | E-sports, competitive video games like Super Smash Brothers and League of Legends are big business. |
| 1:07.1 | In 2019, the e-sports industry made over a billion dollars, and in 2020, it's projected to reach over 600 million people. |
| 1:15.1 | Now, it's easy to think of your stereotypical gamer dude dominating the esports industry, |
| 1:19.9 | but e-sports actually has a diverse and mainstream audience. |
| 1:23.1 | And they're not just for hardcore gamers, either. |
| 1:25.4 | In the run-up to the recent election, Alexandria Ocasio |
| 1:28.2 | Cortez and Ilhan Omar played the game Among Us on Twitch as a way to connect with voters and drive |
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