Meet 20+ black influencers creating inspiring content on Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn.
If you’re looking for more fashion, career, beauty, and culture to add to your social media feeds, you need to follow them.
Who would you add to the list? Share in the comments!
April Reign
April is Senior Director of Marketing for @FracturedAtlas, a nonprofit tech company that helps artists run the business side of their work. She also created the viral hashtag #OscarsSoWhite.
Angela’s a.k.a The Kitchenista is a self-taught home cook, food blogger, recipe developer, food photographer sharing delicious soul food recipes on her blog and social media. Angela also live-tweets her cooking to an audience of over 63 thousand followers.
Gold is a renowned art director, blogger and visual storyteller. She documents her world travels through beautiful imagery on her Instagram and on her blog.
Bilphena is a Baltimore-based writer, researcher, organizer + womanist. Her Instagram is filled with gorgeous excerpts from her favorite writers, as well as pieces of her original work.
Courtney Quinn is a slightly color-obsessed fashionista and blogger. Her work celebrates out-of-the-box style, NYC, and did we mention, tons of color?
Elyse is a filmmaker and creative producer who also has a killer Instagram presence. Her @sadgirlsclub account gives mental health advice and support to over 26 thousand followers.
Ellen covers race and culture for Forbes Magazine. We love getting our daily dose of witty, insightful commentary from her on Twitter.
The self-proclaimed “photograpeneur” takes stunning photos across the world. His greatest talent lies in capturing the essence of a moment in a single shot.
Jenna is a technology reporter and staff writer for The New York Times Magazine. She also co-hosts The New York Times podcast Still Processing. Her Instagram is filled with creative inspiration, cultural commentary and stunning photos of Jenna’s adventures.
a tiny offering to the writing gods that the words come wild and weird, salty and sweet, plentiful even if hard. trusting my guides dionne brand, renee gladman, dorothy allison, james turrell, tara brach, moses sumney, lisa nakamura, arthur jafa, agnes martin, among others, to walk with me in spirit into territories unknown. grateful, honored, thrilled & terrified to be on the zora neale hurston fellowship at the **first ever** jack jones lit retreat and writing residency, making space for women of color || queer bodies of color in the stunning and non-sensical beauty that is new mexico but HERE 👏🏾 WE 👏🏾 GO 👏🏾 ◑◑◑ #jjlaretreat
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Jamila is an award-winning poet and vocalist. She was raised in Chicago, IL and graduated from Brown University. She’s also featured in our spoken word artists with inspiring careers because she simply does so much, so amazingly.
Writer and Instagram goddess Jamila Rowser plans to release a comic book called “Wash Day” that pays tribute to the beauty and endurance of Black women and their hair. Jamila also helps run Geek Girl Brunch, a global meetup group for geek women. She also founded Straight Outta Gotham, a project that highlights connections between hip-hop and geek culture.
As Social Media Manager for NYC’s Met Museum, you can be assured that Kimberly Drew embodies the intersection between digital and art chic. But don’t take it from us, head to her Instagram for tons of laughs and insights about art, lifestyle, and culture.
We’re so proud to have Kéla Walker among our FindSpark speaker alumni! The six-time Emmy nominated TV host and producer slays on the big screen as much as she does on the mobile screen! Her highly (and gorgeously) curated Instagram account has 58 thousand followers, who look to Kéla for health, beauty and lifestyle inspiration.
Kathleen’s expertise lies in helping followers make environmentally-conscious and ethical choices in beauty and style. On Instagram, Kathleen reviews tons of vegan and eco-friendly fashion and beauty products.
Who better to follow on LinkedIn than the lady in charge of making their content awesome? As Senior News Editor, Maya creates and curates content that empowers LinkedIn’s community of nearly 500 million job seekers.
Michaela is a writer and activist on behalf of women of color. She’s also been a stylist for celebrities like Oprah and Beyonce. Her work and commentary focus on crafting a more representative vision of female beauty.
Global Head of Digital Editorial at Beats by Dr. Dre, Rashad has crafted his personal brand around the importance of being yourself and supporting black activism.
Saeed co-hosts Buzzfeed’s AM to DM talk show. Go follow him on Twitter for pointed, witty, often hilarious commentary. He’s also author of Prelude to Bruise and the forthcoming How We Fight For Our Lives. Jones was also nominated for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry.
Steven is a creative consultant, director, and photographer with an eye for stunning, symmetrical shots. His personal style takes us back in time with instances of bowler hats, typewriters and tweed jackets.
As Chief Equality Officer at SalesForce, Tony is committed to making the workforce and the whole world more inclusive of all races, religions, ethnicities, and identities.
Zinzi is a writer and editor raised in Philadelphia. She studied at Brown and Columbia and recently published her debut novel, What We Lose. Follow her on Twitter for intelligent, thought-provoking commentary on race, culture, politics and more.
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