Self-described hobby historian Jazz Dottin is finding hidden gems of Black history across the state to share with her growing YouTube audience.
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She's visited Salem, Marblehead, Cambridge, Boston's North End and other towns to educate people about both well and little known pieces of Black history on her channel, Black Gems Unearthed.
Dottin, speaking on Greater Boston, said she has no formal training as a historian, but simply loves reading, visiting the library and falling down rabbit holes online.
She started the YouTube channel in 2020. "I thought that people would like to learn more Black history seeing how George Floyd was murdered and people were trying to get a grasp on the injustice and what was happening," Dottin said.
Dottin has received upwards of 80,000 views on some videos and has no plans to slow down. As the summer approaches, she said she will highlight music and arts related to Black history.
Dottin said she hopes the videos can inform and entertain while making parts of Black history more well known. "I just think I would like to drop unearthed and just be Black gems, just let them be known."
Watch: Boston-based YouTuber unearths hidden gems of local Black history
