Being an effective ally means lifting up Black voices through the stories they tell and the content they create. Check out this list of Black influencers on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok that you should follow.
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Special thanks to @bookavid on Twitter and Penguin Teen for sharing their resources.
Black Booktubers, Bookstagrammers, and Booktokers You Should Be Following
Booktubers
Aaryn at Just Aaryn
Aissata at Aissata Amadou
Ashley at Bookish Realm
Allana at The Awkward Book Nerd
Amber at By Amber Burns
Amina at Mina Reads
Brandi at Brandi Janee’s Bookshelf
Brandie at Books with Brandie Shanae
Bridget at Purposeful Pursuits
Britney at Melanin Eclectic
Capri at Capri’s Book Island
Chanelle at Chanelle Time
Chloe at Thistle and Verse
Christina Marie at Christina Marie
Deja at Dejasaur
Diana at Diana in Colour
India at Books and Big Hair
India at Life is a Page Turner
Jasmine at Lamour De Books
Jasmine at Pardon My Imagination
Jesse at Bowties & Books
Jessica at Jessica Nicole Dickerson
Justin at Ghost Reader
Jo at Jo The Great
Jocelynn at Jocelynn Reads
Jourdan at Left on Read
KaShawn at The Book Archer
Key at Key Read That
Kimberly at Kimberly Anne
LaTisha at Little Wolf
Lauren at The Novel Lush
Lucie at Lucie Reads
Marines at My Name is Marines
Mika at Mika Auguste
Moc at Moc Mandex
Monte at It’s Monte Price
Myonna at Myonna Reads
Naia at Naya Reads and Smiles
Nayawira at Black Broke Reader
Njeri at ONYX Pages
Ochuole at Oh She Reads
Olivia at I Livie for Books
Peta-Gay at Comfy Cozy Up
Princess at Castle Library
Seji at The Artisan Geek
Stephanie at Steph’s Romance Book Talk
Tahirah at Sincerely Tahiry
Tatiana at Musical Tati
Tori at Medusa Reads
Tori at Tori Morrow
Troy-Nicole at The Bookish Wallfleur
Zoe at Zoe’s All Booked
Bookstagrammers
Adira at @introvertinterrupted
Agura at @engineersreadtoo
Amma at @afropreppybookworm
Anna at @never_withouta_book
Antoinette at @blackandbookishblog
Arlene at @iam_arlene_
Ash at @thebookbakery17
Ashley at @ashleyvs.thebookishagenda
B at @bookswithb
Bezi at @beingabookwyrm
Black Men Read Now at @blackmenreadnow
Book Girl Magic at @book_girl_magic
Brandi at @brandijaneesbookshelf
Bree at @falling4romance
Brittany at @bnjreads
Bry at @thebryreed
C. Forte at @melanatedreader
Carrie at @bnplit
Charlie at @snowandbooks
Christina at @maddblackreads
Cortney at @cortingbooks
Cree at @blkemilydickinson
Dale at @victorsvales
Danielle at @poetrybooksya
Dee at @deereadsforfood
De’ja at @_diary_of_a_reader_
Denee at @novelreveries
Didi at @browngirlreading
Edshara at @shara.me.with.books
Enobong at @enobooks
Eli at @thebooksupplier
Etinosa at @uwadisreads
For Colored Girls Book Club at @forcoloredgirlsbookclub
Hawa at @hawareads
Jamie at @absorbedinpages
Jayla at @bibliobrown_
Jenn at @jennreadsstuff
Jessica at @jagbybirth
Joel at @fictionalfates
Josephine at @josephinereads
Joy at @smileitsjoy
Karee at @ladystaffordreads
Kayla at @booksandblends
Keti at @ketireads
Keyona at @chocolatecoveredpages
Kim at @kimbookwyrm
LaRonda at @flyingpaperbacks
Laura at @mattersofrepresentation
Lauren at @thedopelibrarian
Leah at @exlibrislls
Leah at @booksnmylouie
Lila at @hardcoverhaven
Merline at @merlinereads
Mocha Girls Read at @mochagirlsread
Monica at @readermonica
Nneena at @scsreads
Opal at @opalsbookjems
The Poetry People at @canwediscusspoetry
Paris at @parisperusing
Rachel at @lifeofafemalebibliophile
Rebekah at @adventuresinpages
The Stacks at @thestackspod
Sydney at @melaninreader
Tasha at @tashalikesbooks
Tia at @booksovertv
Traci-Anne at @traciannecan
Rena at @renareads
Vanessa at @bookin.good
Well Read Black Girl at @wellreadblackgirl
Zakiya at @zakiyanjamal
Booktokers
Amber from @ambersbooks
Asiya from @cosyfaerie
Bezi from @beingabookworm
Camille at @the.one.about.books
Crystal from @beautifullybookishnurse
Ebony from @coloringbookslit
Ericka from @erickabrooke_
Hayley from @hayleyybaileyy
Jenna from @jennaslitpicks
Jeremi from @crdanexo
Josie from @slimjimjo
Kendra from @kendra.reads
Kiki from @big.tiddy.liddy
Kimberly from @kimmybookss
Lana from @splashoflacee
Marah from @lovebookstoo
Mika from @mikapaprikaaa
Nicole from @booksovertherapy
Niya from @niyafriday
Pheonix from @pheonixspages
Rae from @lateara.readsss
Rae from @raethereviewer
Sabrina from @booksgivemelife
Sahara from @sahars.shelf
Shanese from @shanesew
Sarah from @the.book.binge
Tre from @treofpaperbacks