10 Inspiring Black Content Creators To Follow Right Now
From artists to activists, inspiring accounts to fill your feed!
#1 Layla F Saad
Best selling author, writer, educator, podcaster, activist & more, Layla F Saad has been sharing her work for many years - most notable is her 28 day Instagram challenge back in summer of 2018 titled “Me and White Supremacy”, the results of which turned into a New York Times bestseller after being available for a short amount of time as a free PDF workbook.
“Me and White Supremacy: A 28-Day Challenge to Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestorleads reader through a journey of understanding their white privilege and participation in white supremacy, so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on black, indigenous and people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too.”- meandwhitesupremacybook.com
Rachel is an academic, writer & lecturer, she focuses on a combination of race and womanhood, educating people through her massive Instagram platform of over 1.3 million followers and encouraging meaningful conversation on tough topics with people around the globe.
She teaches workshops across the US on various topics such as the racist histories of American systems - she is also the founder of The Loveland Foundation which supports access to mental health care for black girls and women.
Austin Channing is a writer & speaker, author of ‘I’m Still Here: Black Dignity In A World Made For Whiteness’ - she also hosts a video web series called The Next Question in which she talks about how expansive racial justice can be.
Her workshops are inspiring and unique, combining justice, humor & pop culture - she wants to encourage people to celebrate blackness with her.
#4 Temi Coker
Temi Coker is a photographer & graphic designer who used to be a creative resident at Adobe. Based in Texas, US, Temi combines bright graphics intertwined with black and white photography to create stand out pieces full of color and depth.
#5 Coco Michele
An artist who focuses on African American Fashion illustration, Coco Michele's designs are powerful, unique, and fabulous. She also sells her designs which you can buy as framed stand alone prints or onto gifts such as cards & t-shirts.
#6 Lord Kpuri
A contemporary artist & writer who focuses on various different techniques including line illustrations, photography & graphics collage, and short minimalist poetry/writings, namely the ‘darling’ series.
Model, activist, LGBTQ+ Editor for Dazed Beauty and founder of the GODDESS platform. She was one of the first transgender models for beauty brand L’oreal but was dropped within weeks over a racial row.
This issue was raised once again recently when L’oreal posted their black square in solidarity and Munroe publicly called them out for being hypocrites, with fans demanding an overdue apology after the trauma the brand caused her. She has recently posted some very useful resources to help allies of the black community during this time.
#8 Liv Little
Liv is the founder and CEO of Galdem magazine, an award-winning online & print mag that focuses on the experiences and views of women and nonbinary people of color, she is a contributory editor for Elle UK and was one of Forbes 30 under 30 in 2020.
#9 Josh Rivers
Josh Rivers is the head of communication for UK Black Pride and creator & host of the podcast ‘Busy Being Black’ which explores the lives of its queer black contributors and interviewees, an insightful and powerful listen.
#10 Emma Dabiri
Emma is an Irish-Nigerian writer, author & TV presenter, she is currently based in London and creates resources about race. Her book ‘Don’t Touch My Hair’is an important look into the black hair business and why it is important. She is also the founder of Disobedient Bodies, a space that showcases and celebrates different body types for women.
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