Snapchat celebrates Black History Month with 'Young, Black and Proud' story

Snapchat is taking new steps to celebrate Black History Month in its app.

The app is rolling out a set special geofilters and launching a new "Our Story" called "Young Black and Proud," which encourages Snapchat users to share their experiences and what makes them proud, to commemorate Black History Month.

As with other "Our Stories," the content will be curated by Snapchat's editorial team and be live in the app for 24 hours. To go with the Our Story, Snapchat has added a set of Black History Month-themed geolfilters meant to encourage users to talk about their backgrounds and what makes them proud. Read more...