10 Black Women Media Makers You Should Follow During #BlackFuturesMonth and Beyond
By Mary Iannone
Black Futures Month is an opportunity for us to dream a future full of liberation, reparations, and the creation of a world where all Black people can thrive.
Too often, in February, Black media makers — especially Black women—are called upon to write about that future, only to be dismissed once the calendar flips to March 1. But we can’t get to that future without listening to and centering the voices of Black women all year-round and not just the 28 days of February.
There are countless writers and media makers of color here in the United States, and countless Black women writing not just about race and identity, but about pop culture, love, loss, health, nature, politics, and all the intersections in between. In other words, no matter what recent abysmal statistics may show, Black women are doing the work.
This list is an infinitesimal sample of Black women media makers who are forces of talent and continue to do their best work. This list could be endless.
Follow these women. (And while you’re at it, hire them—and pay them!)
Keah Brown
Recent Highlight: What It’s Like to be a Disabled Model in the Fashion Industry
Taylor Garron
Recent Highlight: Wow! This Black Woman Has Had Bad Experiences With White People But Never Roamed Streets Looking for One to Murder
Sydney Greene
Recent Highlight: There is No Liberation for All Bodies Without the Liberation of Fat Black Women and Femmes
Shanita Hubbard
Recent Highlight: Policies That Harm Black Bodies Deserve the Same Outrage as Blackface
Antonia Hylton
Recent Highlight: What It’s Like for Minority Students Applying to Elite Colleges with Affirmative Action Under Threat
Shamira Ibrahim
Recent Highlight: How the Internet Became a Playground for Exploiting Black Creators
Clarkisha Kent
Recent Highlight: The Surprise Around Cardi B’s Intelligence and Awareness is Racist
Oja Ojewumi
Recent Highlight: I’m Celebrating My Disabled Black Girl Magic Because I’m Done Feeling Invisible
Wagatwe Wanjuki
Recent Highlight: How Betsy DeVos’ Proposed Title IX Changes Would Hurt Black Campus Rape Survivors
Raquel Willis
Recent Highlight: Behind the ‘First Trans Murder’ of 2019
