Tag: Diversify Your Feed

Diversify your feed with these Black Influencers to follow

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By Nicole Mitchell

We shouldn’t have to say it, but let’s get one thing clear: listening to Black stories shouldn’t only be for Black History Month. Finding Black influencers to follow all year round, can be your first step.

If you scroll through your Instagram feed, do you see Black creators? Too often, it’s easy to find yourself scrolling through Instagram to realize everyone you follow looks the same. Especially if you follow a lot of popular influencers: white, skinny, and neurotypical. This series—Diversify Your Feed—was created to inspire readers to do just that. Diversify their feed.

Below is a short list of Black creators from a variety of niches. We hope that in it, you’ll find at least one influencer that you’ll love—or maybe you already follow some of them! Who are some of your fave Black content creators? Shoot us an email or DM. We’re always open to finding more diverse creators to follow.

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Why you need to follow fat influencers

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By Nicole Mitchell

As a Gen Z individual, I’ve spent most of my life on the internet. (I had my first Facebook account when I was only 10). That being said, I’ve followed a ton of people throughout my online life—finding out what I liked and disliked as my tastes changed as I grew up. And, sadly, it wasn’t until recently that I finally realized that something was missing. I wasn’t following any fat influencers.

I had been skinny my whole life. I knew what looked good on me and what didn’t. It wasn’t until I gained weight that I realized that my entire Instagram feed looked the same—they all looked like me, 60 pounds ago. I would look at the women I followed for fashion inspiration but felt like nothing I tried looked the same on me. I was bigger than them. Whether I like to admit it or not, it affected me.

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