'I know that I have an impactful voice': Viral TikTok video leads to Black journalist getting fired

'I know that I have an impactful voice': Viral TikTok video leads to Black journalist getting fired

The power of social media, and in particular TikTok, has brought many people notoriety and infamy, depending on the video’s subject. For former Tri-State Defender reporter Dalisia Ballinger, a viral TikTok video in which she explained how comfortable she has become in her Memphis neighborhood ever since the United States National Guard set up shop in town last week. A screenshot of the viral TikTok post that started it all. Photo by Donnell Sug…