Top Black Female YouTube Influencers to Follow
Every minute, around 300 hours of video are shared on YouTube around the world. Due to the large amount of content, many talented YouTubers tend to get ignored. Despite YouTube’s best efforts to promote diversity, whites and primarily male personalities dominate the platform. However, in this article, we will look at some of the best black female YouTube influencers and vloggers who create content on a number of topics, including beauty, fashion, travel, food, and gaming.
Nyma Tang
Nyma Tang is an expert makeup artist who provides tips for black people. She is an expert in dark skin tones, and her passion for beauty can be witnessed in her makeup tutorial videos. She started her channel in July 2013 and currently has more than a million followers and 85 million views. She also has various deals from MAC Cosmetics.
Shalom Blac
A burn survivor, Shalom Blac makes fun videos that show off her makeup skills. She also speaks about her life, her insecurities, and how she works on facing her fears. She is not only famous for her makeup videos but also comes across as an inspirational figure. She began her channel in January 2014, and to date, she has garnered 1.47 million subscribers and over 100 million views.
Karla Tobie
Karla Tobie is another gifted makeup artist whose expertise lies in doing bright makeup on dark skin tones. If you like glitter, then you must check out her channel. She started her channel in September 2008, and she has more than 230,000 subscribers and over ten million views.
Massy Arias
Massy Arias is a fitness expert who offers easy workout routines that can be followed from your home. She also posts her recipes on the channel. She began vlogging in May 2012, and at present, she has more than 70000 subscribers and 250,000 views on YouTube.
Brandi Jackson
With several years of experience in the field of nutrition exercise and mindset, Brandi Jackson is a practicing clinician. If you suffer from problems like depression, anxiety, and stress, then her channels could be a lifesaver. Her channel began in November 2013, and she has more than 20,000 subscribers and 900,000 views to date. Â
Oneika Traveller
Oneika is a travel vlogger and has traveled to more than 95 countries. Her videos have a unique Jamaican-Canadian perspective. Apart from traveling, she also shares content about her life. Her YouTube channel began in December 2010 and has more than 19,000 subscribers and over one million views.  Â
Chichi
Chichi is a plus-size fashion influencer who runs a channel called SuppleChicTV. She loves fashion, lifestyle, and beauty and wants to use them to empower other women. Her channel focuses on fashion and lifestyle. She joined YouTube in January 2012 and has more than 17,000 subscribers and over one million views.Â
Jessica
Jessica is a talented chef who runs a YouTube channel called Jessica in the Kitchen. Each week she shares simple recipes. What makes her channel even more remarkable is that she only shares those recipes she has tried out earlier and enjoyed. Apart from recipes, she also shares tips, tricks, and guides that can help you cook with natural ingredients. Her channel began in August 2014. Today, she has over 5000 subscribers and over 99,000 views.
Jocelyn Delk Adams
Jocelyn Delk Adams began her channel Grandbaby Cakes after getting inspired by her grandmother’s cooking. You can find some classic desserts along with a modern twist and learn the art of making pastries from her blog as well as her YouTube channel. Her channel began in October 2012, and she has more than 5000 subscribers and over 800,000 views to date.
MsDomination
Even though many black females like gaming, it is embarrassing to know that they are still underrepresented. MsDomination is one such video game aficionado. On her channel, we can find her playing first-person shooting games like Halo, Call of Duty, and Fortnite. Apart from gaming, she also shares unboxing videos on her channel. She began her channel in July 2015 and has nearly 10,000 subscribers and over 350,000 views.
Shawn J.
Another female gamer from the black community, Shawn J., is well known for her ability, skill, and knowledge in playing Call of Duty. She also uses her channel for sharing content related to movie trailers, reviews, etc. Her channel began in July 2016, and currently, she has more than 30,000 subscribers and over 4 million views.  Â
Apart from those included in this list, hundreds of black influencers with loads of talent are yet to be discovered. All we can hope is that YouTube makes improvements to its platform to make it easier to find black talent.Â
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