Minneapolis officials will be paying six locally popular social media influencers to disseminate messages in an effort to deter riots during the trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer charged with the killing of George Floyd. Chauvin’s trial is set to begin on March 8.
On Friday, $1,181,500 was secured for the plan to keep the community calm. The influencers will be communicating specifically with black, Native American, and Latin American communities among other minority communities. Each one of the social media personalities will be paid $2,000, according to WCCO.
