Top 40 Black Education Influencers in 2026

1. Patrick Smith

Bio 📍Japan 🇯🇵 Believer ✝️ Teacher 👨🏾‍🏫TikTok: thepaperpat (1.6M) *DM for requestsBusiness inquiries: ****@gmail.comGaza Relief ⬇️⬇️⬇️Instagram Handle @the.paper.pat Instagram Followers 269.9K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact Request 608 Black Education Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at anuj@feedspot.com Copy emailEmail us

2. Ms. J. Johnson

Bio 🍎 1000% THAT TEACHER 25-26 TOTY | the cool one | second gradeInstagram Handle @thecoolteacher.msjj Instagram Followers 226.8K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Zahra Hassan

Bio Where teaching meets fashion ✨1/2 from @them90steachers Collab: ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @misswondrousoul Instagram Followers 285.2K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Debrice Smith

Bio First Grade Teacher~Classroom Systems that actually work~Real Routines~ Cozy Classroom~Teacher SanityCEO & Founder: @teacher_to_teacher_magazine ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @sparklesandsprinklesinfirst Instagram Followers 174.9K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Vera Ahiyya

Bio 📚 Helping you find that "just right" book 👩🏾‍🏫 Newly appointed school librarian 📦 Moving to the Bay Area ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @thetututeacher Instagram Followers 147.3K Type Macro Gender Female thetututeacher.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

6. Van Jr

Bio •FASHION | FITNESS | FAMILY•ASST. PRINCIPAL | @minormiddle•CEO | @redefiningtheblackman •REP. | @blackmenswear⬇️E-BOOK SUBSCRIPTION ⬇️ ****@whatmyteacherwears.comInstagram Handle @whatmyteacherwears Instagram Followers 135.7K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

7. Kierra Jones Walls

Bio 🐝 life in & outside of lesson plans 📬****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @teachingbusybees Instagram Followers 98.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Mr.Jay

Bio Never Look Down on Someone , Unless You Are Helping Them Up ‼️ #iMB #CEO #HBCUGrad #LakerNation 💛💜 #Scorpio🦂 #Alabama ✈️#Atlanta 📍#RipMaDukes #iRead ****@www.elevateyourclassroom.comInstagram Handle @ur_kids_favorite_prek_teacher Instagram Followers 111.2K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Alfred Shivy

Bio 🍎APS Board Member, Seat 7👨🏽‍🏫Teacher👕@alfredslaundry✏️1/4 @rules2engagement🧑🏽‍🦱🕊️ @thebrycebrooksfoundation🎥Netflix, Instant Dream House🍑ATL 🇬🇾 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @callmeshivy Instagram Followers 136.5K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. Johnathon Hines

Bio 👨🏽‍🏫:The First African American Male Pre-K Teacher Of The Year For The State of Georgia 📺CNN GMA ABC NBC TodayShow KellyClarkson🎤:National Presenter ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @mrjohnathonhines Instagram Followers 124.1K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Morgan Taylor Dickerson

Bio 📍A T L A N T A , but Go Birds 🦅💚🏈Mama | YouTuber | Teacher | Gym Enthusiast |💌 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @beautifulmorgan Instagram Followers 81.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Michael Bonner

Bio Teacher at @ronclarkacademy | International Keynote Speaker | Ellen DeGeneres Educator | CEO of Bonnerville ™️| ATL 40 under 40 | Philanthropist 🔋 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @michaelbonner_ Instagram Followers 78.3K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

13. Danielle Alanna

Bio Wife + mama of 3Ex-teacher now techie👩🏾‍💻Mom life |Career|TravelFollow me ❤️ Rooting for you📭:****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @hotmessteaching Instagram Followers 42.2K Type Micro Gender Female podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s.. + Follow Get Email Contact

14. Deidre Denise Kelly

Bio ▫️Wife 🤍 Mom of 3 🤍 Teacher▫️6th Grade Math▫️Texas▫️TikTok: the_mrskelly 1.4MInstagram Handle @the_mrs.kelly Instagram Followers 126.2K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Keri Brown

Bio 🙋🏽‍♀️ Kindergarten Teacher - National Speaker🍏 I help kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade teachers ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @enchantedkindergarden Instagram Followers 39.9K Type Micro Gender Female enchantedkindergarden.com + Follow Get Email Contact

16. Keanna Funderburk Ecker

Bio upper elementary math creator sharing time saving and fun math tips, with a dash of teacher life & style🍎 currently teaching advanced math🍑 Atlanta ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @theartoffunology Instagram Followers 41.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Thomas J. Bussey

Bio 🦸🏾‍♂️Professional hype-man for 10 year olds on a mission to become better readers and better humans 😄5th Grade | ELA | Gamified | Year 16Instagram Handle @thebesteducator Instagram Followers 34.6K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Nita Creekmore

Bio Literacy Educator 📚• Leader • Author •Instructional Coach Consultant • Presenter • Momx4 • Wife @bearded.school.counselor @creekmoreconvos 🩷💚 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @loveteachbless Instagram Followers 33.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Tamara Russell

Bio 📚4th Grade Teacher💻EduBlogger📍Florida ✊🏾Unionist💡Prentiss-Charney Fellow📚NEA LJS:Baltimore ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @mrsrussellsroom Instagram Followers 31.8K Type Micro Gender Female tamaravrussell.com + Follow Get Email Contact

20. Esther Brunat

Bio Minister of Enjoyment ✝️Jesus |📍Miami | 🍉| 🇭🇹📭****@gmail.com👩🏾‍❤️‍👨🏿@theemaidofcontentInstagram Handle @estherbrunat Instagram Followers 31.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Christena Cleveland

Bio ✨The Black Madonna is my Momma. ✨Weaver of Black Liberation + the Divine Feminine✨Author of God Is a Black Woman✨FREE Black Madonna resources 👇🏾👇🏾Instagram Handle @christenacleveland Instagram Followers 25.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Greg Coleman

Bio Helping elementary teachers spend more time teaching math and less time planning it!🧮Creates high quality & fun math resources📌Check it out! 👇🏽 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @mrelementarymath Instagram Followers 25.3K Type Micro Gender Male mrelementarymath.com/blogpage + Follow Get Email Contact

23. Alyssa Gray Tyghter

Bio ⟡Learn: @herstoricallyspeaking.ca @thesystemishuman⟡PhD(c) | Storyteller | Book Lover⟡Wife & Mama Bear⟡Treaty 19📍⟡Black/English/Indigen-ish ****@alyssagtyghter.comInstagram Handle @alyssagtyghter Instagram Followers 20.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Tanesha B. Forman

Bio 🍎Former Middle School Principal ⚖️High Expectations x Deep Care✊🏾LOVING life ****@taneshabforman.comInstagram Handle @love.tanesha Instagram Followers 20.2K Type Micro Gender Female taneshabforman.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

25. Jasthephdstudent

Bio ✍🏽 Ph.D. Candidate🔎 psychology of online behaviors, online dating & theory 😃📌 Sharing all things grad school + fitness ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @jasthephdstudent Instagram Followers 13.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Vennieta Grant

Bio 📍California 🍎Year 24📖 8th/ELA✊🏾Social Justice Educator💻 Curriculum Writer👩🏾‍🏫 Lead @ CSUDH’s TSI🤔Views & opinions= my own💸 Venmo= vennietagrantInstagram Handle @loveteachrepeat Instagram Followers 12.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Patrice R. Jenkins

Bio The Original Disney Teacher⭐️Joyful Low-Prep K–5 Literacy Tools⭐️Book Companions | Classroom Culture & Resources⬇️Tools that make teaching engaging ****@talesofpattypepper.comInstagram Handle @talesofpattypepper Instagram Followers 12.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Deonna Smith

Bio Educator|Activist👩🏽‍🏫🗣Building a tribe of educators for justiceFollow for Edu-tainment Opinions are my own ✊🏾Join the fight|Support the work ****@deonnasmithconsulting.comInstagram Handle @deonnaoffduty Instagram Followers 6.5K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Danall Wilmer

Bio 🎓 | clark atlanta • aφa | dr loading…👨🏽‍🏫 | @woodwardacademy educator👔 | founder, @boysinthegood📚 | 4x author - #theunbreakablebook out NOW! ✊🏾Instagram Handle @danalltyrell Instagram Followers 6K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. Miss Forbes

Bio 👩🏽‍🏫History•Teaching•Motherhood•ATL🌏Teaching truth with an emphasis on Black History and Racial LiteracyGrab Educational Resources👇🏾 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @socialstudiesscholar Instagram Followers 4.4K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Jamilah Hud Kirk

Bio Best Selling Author! 🍊CCPS Executive Director of Academics,Educational Consultant, mom, wife and promoter of #LeadwithBalance™️ #educationalleadershipInstagram Handle @principalcaptainkirk Instagram Followers 2.8K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. Melissa

Bio Content creator that loves books, SEO, coffee, and cocktails! Former teacher living her best life! ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @melissanikohl Instagram Followers 2.6K Type Nano Gender Female melissanikohl.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

33. Anne-lyse Wealth

Bio Fractional CFO and Wealth Strategist @ Dream of Legacy Consulting| Storyteller| Survivor| $Talks 🎙️The Dreamers Podcast |👀Fortune | Forbes | Insider| ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @annelysewealth Instagram Followers 2.6K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

34. Kayla B.

Bio #UCFAlumKnight 🖤💛Orlando, FL 🌞Natural Hair Influencer 👑YouTube 🎥: KinkyCurlyKayla 🤗⬇️ ****@yahoo.comInstagram Handle @kinkycurlykayla Instagram Followers 2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Reka

Bio Education. 🎓 Fashion. 🧵 Doctored up. 👩🏾‍💻THE SCHOLARLY SEWIST is a lifestyle brand for next gen scholars, centering women of color in academia. ****@sdsu.eduInstagram Handle @thescholarlysewist Instagram Followers 3.3K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Mr Akin

Bio Edu. Leadership🌎Transforming learning with STEAM, Edtech and Creativity👨‍💻Trainer🎖️Award Winning and Edu. Influencer@itoodeyread📚 @akinisoutside ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @pedagogyandme Instagram Followers 1.9K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

37. Rach

Bio PhD Scholar💙❤️💚 💙 Psalms 23❤️dancing / travelling💙@zamwillwins founder and enthusiastic blogger Toronto, Ontario ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @rachmkays Instagram Followers 1.1K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact