Contributed by Jordyn Fields
Google is starting off its celebration of Black History Month with a new ad. In The Most Searched: A Celebration of Black History Makers, the most searched black people and black culture moments in America are showcased.
The list was compiled using Google Trends Data to identify Black culture moments from January 1 2004 (when the search engine data first became possible) to July 1, 2019.
Some of the standout clips were Most Search Homecoming featuring Howard Homecoming, Most Searches Performance featuring Beyonce‘s Coachella performance and Most Searched Athlete featuring LeBron James.
Social media responded with high favor for the video and many users said they were inspired by all the black excellence being displayed.
The most searched! Whew! If they don’t inspire you to keep on keeping on, I don’t know what will! pic.twitter.com/FMSGAswJN3
— Kalen Allen (@TheKalenAllen) January 27, 2020
Yes, that is the legendary #HowardU Showtime Marching Band in the new @Google commercial for “Most Searched Homecoming!” Debate over! #TheMostSearched #HowardForward https://t.co/rABWgtikeT
— Howard University (@HowardU) January 27, 2020
Job well done on this Black History commercial👏🏽 Google did that. https://t.co/Nd3dA9J7ls
— KP🧶 (@KierstenPace) January 27, 2020
Not gonna front, Google nailed it with this Black History Month commercial.
It’s quite moving. Seeing it on my TV just now was quite a moment.— Professor Thee Bae (@divafeminist) January 27, 2020
Although Black History Month doesn’t begin for a few more days, Google has already started a buzz around the month.
