Top 20 Black History Influencers in 2026

1. Jermaine Fowler

Bio 📕NYT Bestselling Author — The Humanity Archive✍🏾 The American Myth Machine (2027)🧠 Intellectual Adventurer⬇️ Get My Free Newsletter *****@thehumanityarchive.com Instagram Handle @thehumanityarchive Instagram Followers 1.2M Type Mega Gender Male thehumanityarchive.com/podca.. + Follow Get Email Contact Request 618 Black History Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at anuj@feedspot.com Copy emailEmail us

2. Jacklynn

Bio Travelling both home and the world in the pursuit of history. 📍UK basedPartnerships: *****@wmgmt.co.uk Instagram Handle @byjacklynn Instagram Followers 626.3K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Mr. Ernest Crim III

Bio Emmy-nominated public teacher of overlooked (Black) history. Hate-crime survivor. Chicago area. Email below, but brands go here: *****@theagencyhq.co Instagram Handle @mrcrim3 Instagram Followers 439.5K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

4. Jermaine

Bio 🔥 Library 📚 Of Knowledge *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @therealblackhistorian Instagram Followers 236.8K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

5. Anthony Milian

Bio 🇵🇷 | Public Historian | Stories of the marginalized | Seen on CNN, MSNBC,Tedx, TMZ, BBC,Refinery 29 | 📨 *****@millieup.com👇🏿for more Instagram Handle @deffnotant Instagram Followers 250.4K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

6. Xavier Buck

Bio Not your textbook history❗️Created by @xavierbuck PhDBusiness: *****@gmail.comSupport: (Cashapp $XavierBuck) Instagram Handle @historyin3 Instagram Followers 241.8K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

7. Cheyney McKnight

Bio 📚Public Historian🤲🏾Historical Interpreter 🙅🏾‍♀️Not Your Mammy *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @notyourmommashistory Instagram Followers 171.4K Type Macro Gender Female youtube.com/@NotYourMommasHi.. + Follow Get Email Contact

8. Axsal Omega

Bio 🌍Travel | Culture | History🌍🙅🏾‍♂️Author Educator & Voicebox👨🏾‍💻Group Trip Host | Vibeologist✈️Founder of @TheSoulFam👇🏾🎥UGC Creator | Brand Collabs *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @omega_axsal Instagram Followers 165.5K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Andre P White

Bio 2025 Signal Award & 2026 AMBIE Winner 🏆 📧: *****@gmail.comTeaching you the history they don’t want you to know 🫡LISTEN TO THE PODCAST👇🏾 Instagram Handle @redactedhistory_ Instagram Followers 163.7K Type Macro Gender Male airwavemedia.com/our-shows/r.. + Follow Get Email Contact

10. Hamish Ganga

Bio I JUST LOVE AFRICAN HISTORY 6’10”,315lbs *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @african_historyandnews Instagram Followers 124.3K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Evan Woodard

Bio 🧭: History | Travel | Adventure📍: Baltimore, MD📨: *****@iamsocial.la Instagram Handle @salvagearc Instagram Followers 113.7K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Lettie Gore

Bio 📚 Historian | Professor | Racial Equity Consultant 👩🏾‍🏫 M.A. History | M.A. Conflict Resolution🔸 James Baldwin stan🎤 @historyshowsuspodcast *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sincerely.lettie Instagram Followers 88.8K Type Micro Gender Female anchor.fm/sincerelylettie + Follow Get Email Contact

13. Frederick DeShon Murphy

Bio Motto 👉🏾: ☮️+❤️ & #history 📍#clarksvilletn ➡️ #charlottenc 🎥 Filmmaker🚙 History Traveler📖 Storytelling 📩 *****@gmail.com🧠 LCMHC Instagram Handle @historybeforeus Instagram Followers 46.8K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. Marvin-Alonzo Greer

Bio 🙋🏾‍♂️Public HistorianATL/DC/ STL#livinghistorian #blackhistorian #blackhistory #mueum #publichistory *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @magthehistorian Instagram Followers 25.8K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. Latoya Coleman

Bio 📜The Anthony Bourdain of History📚Books, Art & Culture🎙Host of @thatwasntinmytextbook🐶 Pet @alongcamelenox 📍NY✉️Toya[at]ToyaFromHarlem.com *****@toyafromharlem.com Instagram Handle @toyafromharlem Instagram Followers 25.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Elle Kayson

Bio Urban Romance Author, African American History & Culture Lover, & Eternal Dreamer.PA: @theindieauthorassistant *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ellekayson96 Instagram Followers 11.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Keisha N. Blain

Bio ✨ Award-winning Historian, Writer, Editor, and Professor | 📚 Author & Editor of 8 books, including WITHOUT FEAR (@w.w.norton, 2025) Instagram Handle @keishanblain Instagram Followers 8.2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Gracia Collins Rich

Bio Sharing History Through My Historical Nonfiction/Fiction Book Collection *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @historywithher Instagram Followers 3.2K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Morgan Lloyd

Bio •⏳Brb, I’m Time Traveling ⏳•🫶🏽 @1838blackmetropolis | @aampmuseum 🪶 Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape👇🏽learn about my work Instagram Handle @morgantailored Instagram Followers 1.4K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact