In an almost three-minute post, Dr. Barlow introduced herself and her classs first assignments.
At least thats what she thought.
Even better, she noticed that on her TikTok timeline, all the educators were Black.
Screengrabs via TikTok
I woke up and I found myself at [A Different Worlds] Hillman, she says.
Mini Lecture#1
Almost immediately, Hinton began thinking about logistics.
She later hosted a livestream for the student body.
Their school colors are yellow and maroon.
(Wilson had been listed on their site as the interim president, but has since stepped down.)
The teacher was decomposing fractions and trying to do a review for some people, says Wilson.
I reached out to Cierra to let her know.
Hinton soon had an epiphany.
Theres a Board of Trustees and a Student Government, and more educational departments ranging from business to theology.
In fact, its been quite difficult to regulate Hillmans educational movement on the app as a whole.
For Hinton, who just quit her job, this has been overwhelming.
We started January 23rd and in less than five days we hit about 2 million impressions with that hashtag.
People have taken the name, replicated our logo, and our initiative.
People will be people.
I cant control what they do with their IPs.
My intentions are based on community and education, love and light and protection.
All the proceeds are going to operational costs, like trademarking and lawyer fees, says Hinton.
Her main focus is securing the website and social media platform.
Shes created a new TikTok page for@thehillmantokuniversity, which already has 100,000 followers.
We are looking into contingencies, be it other apps or honing in on the website.
Reponse a @Njeri First class is up .
Raised in Paris, Kombos experience with highereducation was different from those of us in the United States.
In my country, its free, Kombo says.
Now, Kombos online classroom has over 8,000 followers.
The tax code is the root of wealth in this country.
For every good theres a negative, for every action theres an equal and opposite reaction, she says.
But you prepare and you just focus on what your mission is.
And now, the mission for HillmanTok University is to ensure free education for those who want it.
Hopefully its sparking conversation.
