In February, our Top Influencers list is completely dedicated to Black History Month. We want to take this opportunity to celebrate and recognize even more the outstanding work and contributions from people of color to our culture and society.

The profiles below are some examples of how multi-dimensional, beautiful and rich our world is. Let's dive a little bit into the fantastic content they create, the powerful stories they tell, and you can see for yourself why you should start following them ASAP!

Amanda Gorman (USA)

Amanda Gorman makes history as the youngest poet in recent history and became the breakout star of the United States presidential inauguration with her poem "The Hill We Climb”.

With wisdom that far exceeds her age, Amanda held a mirror before Americans watching and spoke to our world collectively in an honest, painful and beautiful way. She showed the diverse woman of the next generation and why they have reasons to hope.

Instagram: 3.5M followers

Tomi Adeyemi (USA)

At 27 years old, Tomi is breaking barriers as a best-selling novelist and creative writing coach. Her debut novel, "Children of Blood and Bone," spent over two years on the New York Times Best Sellers List and is currently being adapted into a film.

Tomi uses her words to celebrate the richness of the Black experience and creates leading characters with the intention of inspiring those behind her: “A little Black girl [could] pick up my book one day and see herself as the star … I want her to know that she’s beautiful and she matters, and she can have a crazy, magical adventure.” We love to follow the stories she tells through her Instagram, and we’re sure you will too!

Instagram: 130K followers

Steven Onoja (USA)

Currently working as a visual storyteller and writer, in his social channels, Steven provides stylistic vision from an urban perspective. He has grown to be a source of inspiration to many people worldwide. Since the inception of Steven's first brand, Ostentation and Style, Steven has worked with top brands like Ralph Lauren, Fossil, Joseph Abboud, Gillette, Hugo Boss, Shea Moisture, Tissot, Amazon and many more.

Instagram: 96K followers

Mandy Woelkens (Netherlands)

Mandy Woelekens is an unstoppable advocate for the Black and LGBTQ+ community. She is a member and public figure of ‘Omroep Zwart’, a Dutch initiative that fights for more diverse and black people on the Dutch television.

As she states herself: ‘Because representation and representatives are needed. Wherever you come from, whoever you fall on, what you believe in or not, however you identify yourself, Black is all colors together’. Beautiful, isn’t it?

Instagram:19K followers

Jean-Jaques N'djoli (France)

Jean-Jacques is a style icon who effortlessly displays his artistic eye throughout his color-coordinated feed. Apart from being an influencer, he is also considered a true artistic visionary who is able to showcase his creativity in each outfit he pulls together.

He is a great fan of playing with shapes and colours and draws his inspiration from art and his surroundings.

Instagram: 100K followers

Abeer Sinder (Saudi Arabia)

Abeer Sinder is Saudi Arabia's first black beauty vlogger. She is an inspiring influencer who stays true to herself. She has championed beauty through her identity and is an infinite source of empowerment.

She keeps it real on the 'gram, being very open about traumatic experiences and difficulties she has faced due to racism. She uses her online platforms to challenge stereotypical beauty standards and uplift black Arab women, inspiring them to love themselves in their beautiful skin.

Instagram: 622K followers

Naomi Osaka (Japan/USA)

Naomi Osaka is a tennis prodigy and one of the greatest players of her generation. Besides being an athlete, Naomi is super active on her social media and is also an activist. She has recently stood out for her performance in and outside courts, addressing racial injustice and police brutality.

She is of Japanese and Haitian descendant, and while some people want her to embrace a single identity, she's only concerned with being herself, encouraging all her fans to do the same, and we couldn’t love it more.

Instagram: 1.8M followers

CHAR (USA)

Char is unapologetically herself - she is a queer Black woman who lives life to the fullest, and encourages others along the way.

She is the founder of girlswillbeboys, a short film series that normalizes conversation about modern-day gender-assigned roles. Char is a firm believer in equality and is doing everything in her power to help.

She also loves to express herself through interior design, constantly posting inspirational pictures of her apartment.

Instagram: 64K followers

Asiyami Gold (USA/Nigeria)

Asiyami’s Instagram is a place that emphasizes her multi-faceted personality and gives life to her strong storytelling and visual capabilities. She is the founder and creative director of the agency AGoldStudio and of the store A.Au shop that sells handmade pieces.

In 2020, Asiyami made a documentary film about Abua Odual, sharing the wisdom passed on from stories told. Asiyami honors her ancestors and wants to share her heritage with people.

Instagram: 316K followers

Joshua Kissi (USA/Ghana)

Joshua is an American photographer and co-creator of the three topical projects: See In Black, TONL, and Street Etiquette. By telling the stories of diverse people, he is trying to humanize and diminish the stereotypes and prejudices against people of color, LGBTQ+, and immigrants.

Joshua is using photography and storytelling in order to enhance equality and increase the awareness of the culture of diverse people.