Top 40 Black Education Influencers in 2026

1. Zahra Hassan

Bio Toronto🇨🇦
Where teaching meets fashion ✨
come for the fits, stay for the vibes
Collab/pr: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @misswondrousoul Instagram Followers 294K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact Request 460 Black Education Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Patrick Smith

Bio 📍Japan 🇯🇵
Believer ✝️ Teacher 👨🏾‍🏫
TikTok: thepaperpat (1.5M)
Business inquiries: *****@gmail.com
Gaza Relief ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Instagram Handle @the.paper.pat Instagram Followers 262.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Ms. J. Johnson

Bio 🍎 1000% THAT TEACHER
25-26 TOTY | the cool one | second grade Instagram Handle @thecoolteacher.msjj Instagram Followers 219.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Debrice Smith

Bio First Grade Teacher~Classroom Systems that actually work~Real Routines~ Cozy Classroom~Teacher Sanity
CEO & Founder: @teacher_to_teacher_magazine *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sparklesandsprinklesinfirst Instagram Followers 173.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Deidre Denise Kelly

Bio ▫️Wife 🤍 Mom of 3 🤍 Teacher
▫️6th Grade Math
▫️Texas
▫️TikTok: the_mrskelly 1.4M Instagram Handle @the_mrs.kelly Instagram Followers 144K Follower Growth (3mo) +14% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Alfred Shivy

Bio 👨🏽‍🏫Teacher
🍎APS Board Member, Seat 7
👕@alfredslaundry
✏️1/4 @rules2engagement
🧑🏽‍🦱🕊️ @thebrycebrooksfoundation
🎥Netflix, Instant Dream House
🍑ATL 🇬🇾 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @callmeshivy Instagram Followers 136.3K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

7. Van Jr

Bio •FASHION | FITNESS | FAMILY
•ASST. PRINCIPAL | @minormiddle
⬇️E-BOOK SUBSCRIPTION ⬇️ *****@whatmyteacherwears.com Instagram Handle @whatmyteacherwears Instagram Followers 133.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Johnathon Hines

Bio 👨🏽‍🏫:The First African American Male Pre-K Teacher Of The Year For The State of Georgia
📺CNN GMA ABC NBC TodayShow
💌Booking Mrjohnathonhines.com📥 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mrjohnathonhines Instagram Followers 127K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. 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.com Instagram Handle @ur_kids_favorite_prek_teacher Instagram Followers 113.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. Kierra Jones Walls

Bio 🐝 life in & outside of lesson plans
📬*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @teachingbusybees Instagram Followers 97.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Victoria Dominique

Bio Teacher | Single Mom | Lifestyle
Rebuilding and Rebranding in real time.
Join the journey. 🤍
*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @miss.educate.ed Instagram Followers 88.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Morgan Taylor Dickerson

Bio 📍A T L A N T A
Mama | YouTuber | Teacher | Gym Enthusiast |
💌 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @beautifulmorgan Instagram Followers 79.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Michael Bonner

Bio Teacher at @ronclarkacademy | International Keynote Speaker | Ellen DeGeneres Educator | CEO of Bonnerville ™️| ATL 40 under 40 | Philanthropist 🔋 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @michaelbonner_ Instagram Followers 78.2K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. 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 17 Instagram Handle @thebesteducator Instagram Followers 44K Follower Growth (3mo) +28% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. Danielle Alanna

Bio Wife + mama of 3
Ex-teacher now techie👩🏾‍💻
Mom life |Career|Travel
Follow me as I follow Christ ✝️
📭:*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @hotmessteaching Instagram Followers 41.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s.. + 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.com Instagram Handle @theartoffunology Instagram Followers 40.7K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Keri Brown

Bio 🙋🏽‍♀️ Kindergarten Teacher - National Speaker
🍏 I help kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade teachers *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @enchantedkindergarden Instagram Followers 39.5K Type Micro Gender Female enchantedkindergarden.com + Follow Get Email Contact

18. Nita Creekmore

Bio Love. deeply. Teach. intentionally.
Bless. generously.• Literacy leader.
Author • Presenter • Mom • Wife @bearded.school.counselor @creekmoreconvos 🩷💚 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @loveteachbless Instagram Followers 33.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Esther Brunat

Bio Minister of Enjoyment
✝️Jesus |📍Miami | 🍉| 🇭🇹
📭*****@gmail.com
👩🏾‍❤️‍👨🏿@theemaidofcontent Instagram Handle @estherbrunat Instagram Followers 31.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Tanesha B. Forman

Bio 🍎Former Middle School Principal
⚖️High Expectations x Deep Care
✊🏾LOVING life *****@taneshabforman.com Instagram Handle @love.tanesha Instagram Followers 19.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female taneshabforman.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

21. Jasthephdstudent

Bio ✍🏽 Ph.D. Candidate
🔎 psychology of online behaviors, online dating & theory 😃
📌 Sharing all things grad school + fitness *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jasthephdstudent Instagram Followers 13.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Black English Teacher

Bio Inglês Afro Centrado. África, America e Brasil. Instagram Handle @black.teacher.br Instagram Followers 8.6K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Danall Wilmer

Bio 📍atl | @cau1988 alum • aφa • dr loading…
educator | @woodwardacademy
mentor + founder | @boysinthegood
4x author | #theunbreakablebook out NOW! Instagram Handle @danalltyrell Instagram Followers 7.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +19% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

24. Deonna Smith

Bio Educator|Activist👩🏽‍🏫🗣
Building a tribe of educators for justice
Follow for Edu-tainment
Opinions are my own ✊🏾
Join the fight|Support the work *****@deonnasmithconsulting.com Instagram Handle @deonnaoffduty Instagram Followers 6.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Miss Forbes

Bio 👩🏽‍🏫History•Teaching•Motherhood•ATL
🌏Helping teachers teach truth with an emphasis on Black History and Racial Literacy
Grab Classroom Resources👇🏾 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @socialstudiesscholar Instagram Followers 5.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +23% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Reka

Bio Education. 🎓 Fashion. 🧵 Doctored up. 👩🏾‍💻
THE SCHOLARLY SEWIST is a lifestyle brand for next gen scholars, centering women of color in academia. *****@sdsu.edu Instagram Handle @thescholarlysewist Instagram Followers 3.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -5% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Jamilah Hud Kirk

Bio Best Selling Author! 🍊CCPS Executive Director of Academics,Educational Consultant, mom, wife and promoter of #LeadwithBalance™️ #educationalleadership Instagram Handle @principalcaptainkirk Instagram Followers 2.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Anne-lyse Wealth

Bio I Help Business Owners Turn Income Into Clarity, Profit, & Legacy @dreamoflegacyco
God-Led Fractional CFO | Strategist | Storyteller 👀Forbes, Fortune *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @annelysewealth Instagram Followers 2.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Melissa

Bio Content creator that loves books, SEO, coffee, and cocktails! Former teacher living her best life! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @melissanikohl Instagram Followers 2.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female melissanikohl.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

30. Mr Akin

Bio Edu. Leadership🌎Transforming learning with STEAM, Edtech and Creativity👨‍💻Trainer🎖️Award Winning and Edu. Influencer
@itoodeyread📚 @akinisoutside *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @pedagogyandme Instagram Followers 2.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

31. Briana Ambre Houston

Bio M.Ed | Educator | Learning with Ms Houston on YouTube
Business inquiries: *****@ambrehouston.org
Backup page @ambre.houston
Click the link to connect Instagram Handle @ambre_houston Instagram Followers 507.2K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. Vera Ahiyya

Bio 📚your favorite librarian’s favorite librarian 👩🏾‍🏫 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thetututeacher Instagram Followers 145.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female thetututeacher.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

33. Tamara Russell

Bio 📚4th Grade Teacher
💻EduBlogger
📍Florida
✊🏾Unionist
💡Prentiss-Charney Fellow
📚NEA LJS:Baltimore *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mrsrussellsroom Instagram Followers 31.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female tamaravrussell.com + Follow Get Email Contact

34. Christena Cleveland

Bio ✨Founder @blackmadonnafreedomschool
✨Author of God Is a Black Woman + The Black Madonna
✨FREE Black Madonna resources 👇🏾👇🏾 Instagram Handle @christenacleveland Instagram Followers 26K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. 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.com Instagram Handle @mrelementarymath Instagram Followers 25.2K Type Micro Gender Male mrelementarymath.com/blogpage + Follow Get Email Contact

36. Alyssa Gray Tyghter

Bio ⟡Learn: @herstoricallyspeaking.ca @thesystemishuman
⟡PhD(c) | Storyteller | Book Lover
⟡Wife & Mama Bear
⟡Treaty 19📍
⟡Black/English/Indigen-ish *****@alyssagtyghter.com Instagram Handle @alyssagtyghter Instagram Followers 19.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

37. Patrice R. Jenkins

Bio Where Stories Become Lessons
Turning Read-Aloud Books into Full Literacy Systems for Grades 3–5
See You In The Next Chapter 📖 *****@talesofpattypepper.com Instagram Handle @talesofpattypepper Instagram Followers 12.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

38. Vennieta Grant

Bio 📍California
🍎Year 24
📖 8th/ELA
✊🏾Social Justice Educator
💻 Curriculum Writer
👩🏾‍🏫 Lead @ CSUDH’s TSI
🤔Views & opinions= my own
💸 Venmo= vennietagrant Instagram Handle @loveteachrepeat Instagram Followers 12.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Darius Phelps

Bio Poet AsstDirector @tedx_official speaker2016 @gaeyc “Childcare Giver of the Year”Recipient NCTE EC-EOC Award Recipient MFAC student @hamlinemfac Instagram Handle @mr.dphelps Instagram Followers 2.5K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

40. Rach

Bio DrRK Musing #DrRKDiaries💙❤️💚
Psalms 23 | Dancer | Traveler | Founder |author|blogger|activist
@zamwillwins *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @rachmkays Instagram Followers 1.1K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact