20 Black Male History Creators on Instagram

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  • 1
    Jermaine Fowler | Public Historian picture

    Jermaine Fowler | Public Historian

    Instagram icon @thehumanityarchive
    Bio
    📚 NYT Bestselling Author ✍🏾 Coming Soon: The American Myth Machine 🏛 Recovering Forgotten History 👇🏾Join 60k+ Reading On Substack

    Jermaine Fowler is a public historian and bestselling author sharing forgotten historical narratives, perfectly aligning with black history and cultural heritage.

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    • Followers
      1.3m
    • Engagement Rate
      3.78%
    • Average likes
      50k
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  • 2
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    KeAndre’

    Instagram icon @mysouthernbrand
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    Marketer/Consultant . CULTURE🌍 l FOOD🍗 l EDUCATION✍🏾 . No posts reposted without permission . 📍HOUSTON . Brand Partnerships: mysouthernbrand@gmail.com

    Marketer and consultant focusing on culture, food, and education, highlighting Black-owned businesses and southern heritage in Houston.

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    • Followers
      558k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.55%
    • Average likes
      3.1k
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    Djimon Hounsou

    Instagram icon @djimon_hounsou
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    Fanaticus Media Group Djimon Hounsou Foundation

    Djimon Hounsou is an actor and foundation leader supporting initiatives connected to Black history, culture, and heritage museums.

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    • Followers
      425k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.80%
    • Average likes
      3.4k
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    How we built this list

    We searched IQFluence for public Instagram creators connected with black history. To qualify, a profile needed a clear subject signal in its bio, platform category or repeated recent content, together with enough public data for comparison.

    We reviewed public posts from the last 30 days. When that period contained fewer than 3 analyzable posts, we extended the review window to 90 days. Profiles still below that sample after the extension were excluded. A single incidental keyword mention did not count as topic evidence.

    We examined 180 profiles; 48 met the criteria. This page shows 20 of them, ordered by follower count. Relevance decides who qualifies, not the order.

    Topic:
    black history
    Content review rule:
    30 days, extended to 90 days for sparse profiles
    Data updated:
    October 3, 2026
    Read the IQFluence ranking methodology
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    Garrison Hayes

    Instagram icon @garrisonh
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    NAACP Image Award Nominated. NABJ & Webby Award Winner. 😎 Telling better stories. 🚀 History | Race | Culture 🙏🏾 Husband & Dad 📧 Substack ↙️

    Garrison Hayes is an award-winning storyteller focusing deeply on history, race, and culture.

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    • Followers
      384k
    • Engagement Rate
      13.38%
    • Average likes
      51k
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  • 5
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    Robert F. Smith

    Instagram icon @robertfredericksmith
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    Vista Equity Partners CEO & Chairman. Philanthropist. Founding director Fund II Foundation. #internXL @blackhistoryintwominutes @be.woke.vote

    Robert F. Smith is a CEO, philanthropist, and author focusing on Black history, education, mentorship, and empowerment through initiatives like HBCU support and African American heritage projects.

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    • Followers
      346k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.64%
    • Average likes
      2.2k
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  • 6
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    Derrick E.D. Smith Jr.

    Instagram icon @youngblackmayor
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    🥇#1 History Influencer 📈Revitalizing Black Towns 💰Funding our Freedom 🤠Southern Soul Influencer - Oklahoma @blackcalabasastv @supeybm

    History influencer and southern soul creator dedicated to revitalizing Black towns and exploring Black history and culture.

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    • Followers
      280k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.07%
    • Average likes
      190
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    Sam Cooke

    Instagram icon @officialsamcooke
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    The Man Who Invented Soul #60YearsOfChange

    Sam Cooke is a legacy music account celebrating the life and cultural heritage of the legendary soul artist.

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    • Followers
      227k
    • Engagement Rate
      3.95%
    • Average likes
      9k
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  • 8
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    Camron Smith

    Instagram icon @bigcamiam
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    Meta TikTok & YouTube Partner- Big Cam I Am 🎤 #comedian 🎥 #videocreator 🎭 #actor ✍🏾 #writer 🎬 #producer 📧 bigcamiam04@gmail.com

    Camron Smith is a comedian and video creator who occasionally highlights Black culture and heritage through community events like Black Restaurant Week.

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    • Followers
      180k
    • Engagement Rate
      1%
    • Average likes
      1.8k
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  • 9
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    Kaba Kamene

    Instagram icon @kabakamene
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    Educator / Historian / Author #1 Best Selling Books (Spirituality Before Religions, Shabaka's Stone) Merch / Product IG: @pantherprinceproductions

    Kaba Kamene is an educator, author, and historian specializing in African history, spirituality, and cultural competence education.

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    • Followers
      170k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.22%
    • Average likes
      375
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    10
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    Jeffrey K Hill

    Instagram icon @gullah_geechie
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    Cashapp: $GodfreyKhill Cashapp: $GullahJack33

    Jeffrey K Hill leads Gullah Geechee history and soul food tours in Charleston, preserving and sharing vital Black cultural heritage.

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    • Followers
      147k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.16%
    • Average likes
      236
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  • 11
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    Dejon Campbell

    Instagram icon @dejoncampbell
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    📍ATL Breaking down Black history in real time Social impact leader | Former TV news reporter Host @coffeewithcampbell Tap in👇🏽
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    • Followers
      138k
    • Engagement Rate
      8.48%
    • Average likes
      12k
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  • 12
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    Ayodele Abiodun Odeyemi

    Instagram icon @ay.de.senator
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    Media Pro | Director 🎥 | Storyteller ✍️ | Sales & Marketing Expert 💼 Empathy Advocate Founder/CEO @AfricanadInc/ @AfricanadAcademy Empowering Youths
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    • Followers
      128k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.04%
    • Average likes
      54
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    BDahtTV

    Instagram icon @bdahttv
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    Charlotte, NC 📍 Current WSSU Mr Alumni Host: @_idkmyde_ on @blackeffect Co-Founder: @sunsetonthelakeseries 📧: BookingBDaht@gmail.com

    BDahtTV is an event host and creator focusing on community events, entertainment, and culture in North Carolina.

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    • Followers
      112k
    • Engagement Rate
      1.69%
    • Average likes
      1.9k
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  • 14
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    Tim Reid

    Instagram icon @timreidsr
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    In the bonus round-In the trenches Storyteller-Photographer-Director-Producer

    Tim Reid is a veteran storyteller, director, and producer who shares classic Black cinema history and personal reflections.

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    • Followers
      103k
    • Engagement Rate
      2.56%
    • Average likes
      2.6k
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  • 15
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    Professor Griff

    Instagram icon @professorgriff
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    @Professor Griff, Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Recording Artist,Grammy LifeTime Achievement Award Recipient, member of Public Enemy.

    Professor Griff is a recording artist and fitness coach who shares training content and community fitness updates.

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    • Followers
      101k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.14%
    • Average likes
      143
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    Edward T. O'Donnell picture

    Edward T. O'Donnell

    Instagram icon @inthepastlane
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    Historian, author, college prof, public speaker, podcaster. Seen @History channel + @PBS. Founder of @WeemsyAwards. All my social is @inthepastlane

    Edward T. O'Donnell is a historian, professor, and author discussing American history, covering topics from the American Revolution to the history of slavery and civil rights.

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    • Followers
      93k
    • Engagement Rate
      5.20%
    • Average likes
      4.9k
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  • 17
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    Antonio Perry

    Instagram icon @theghettoactivist
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    The Ghetto Activist ™️ 📍STL Afrocentric Historian 👨🏾‍🏫 Pan-Afrikanist 🌍 Afrikan American | 🌳 Lissongo 🇨🇫 Mafa 🇨🇲 🤴🏾@tonythadon_perrion

    Antonio Perry is an Afrocentric historian and Pan-Africanist educator focusing heavily on Black history, African American heritage, and social activism.

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    • Followers
      85k
    • Engagement Rate
      1.14%
    • Average likes
      969
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  • 18
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    Jam Griffin

    Instagram icon @tre.darealist
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    🔥 Lifestyle + Culture Creator ✊🏾 Black Culture | Commentary | Confidence 📍 LA🏡 | East Coast Raised | Gemini 🔵 ΦΒΣ | SP11 #3 🦅 Go Birds

    Jam Griffin is a lifestyle and culture creator focusing on Black culture commentary, confidence, and daily lifestyle content.

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    • Followers
      80k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.18%
    • Average likes
      144
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    19
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    Born Power | Black History | Knowledge of Self

    Instagram icon @bornpowerallah
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    I write $5 Ebooks on Black History Over 50 books written Comment Free for a free copy Or check the link below 👇

    Author specializing in Black history and knowledge of self, offering ebooks focused on historical education and cultural awareness.

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    • Followers
      76k
    • Engagement Rate
      0.49%
    • Average likes
      370
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    Michael Harriot

    Instagram icon @michaelharriot
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    World renowned wypipologist. Writer of things. Doer of stuff. Never reneged, never will. The last real negus alive.

    Writer and cultural commentator focusing on Black history, racial politics, and media critique through books and commentary.

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    • Followers
      75k
    • Engagement Rate
      1.15%
    • Average likes
      857
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The initial profiles featured on this page include public historian Jermaine Fowler at the top, followed by marketer and consultant KeAndre’ at number two, and actor and foundation leader Djimon Hounsou at number three.

Jermaine Fowler leads the ranking because this page orders the displayed creators strictly by follower count, placing the account with the largest audience at the very beginning of the list.

KeAndre’ focuses on culture, food, education, Black-owned businesses, and southern heritage in Houston, whereas Djimon Hounsou supports initiatives connected to Black history, culture, and heritage museums through his foundation leadership.

Jermaine Fowler shares forgotten historical narratives, Garrison Hayes focuses deeply on history, race, and culture as an award-winning storyteller, and Robert F. Smith concentrates on Black history, education, mentorship, and empowerment.

The displayed order of creators means the accounts are arranged by follower count, while relevance alone decides which profiles qualified for the selection out of the total examined group.

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