Black Influencers & Activists to Take Over Instagram Accounts of White Celebrities in #ShareTheMicNow Campaign
Featuring Ibtihaj Muhammad, Bozoma Saint John, Opal Tometi and more.
Disruptors Bozoma Saint John, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, Glennon Doyle and Stacey Bendet have unveiled their #ShareTheMicNow social media campaign in honor of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Instagram initiative will involve 46 Black women taking over the accounts of 46 White women with a large following in order to magnify their voices and stories in light of the U.S.‘ current situation.
The aim of this initiative is to form and strengthen relationships among Black and White women, as well as create a network of disruptors who can rely on each other moving forward. Among the takeovers, Black Lives Matter’s Co-Founder Opal Tometi will team up with Ashley Graham; fashion and beauty editor Kahlana Barfield Brown will team up with Julia Roberts; William Morris Endeavor‘s CMO Saint John will team up with Kourtney Kardashian; Olympic athlete Ibtihaj Muhammad will team up with Alex Morgan; Cosmopolitan‘s Beauty Director Julee Wilson will take over Bendet’s alice + olivia account and more.
Take a look at the full list of participants below. The #ShareTheMicNow campaign will take place on June 10 via Instagram.
Black Women
1. Alencia Johnson
2. Alexa Idama
3. Angelica Ross
4. Austin Channing Brown
5. Bozoma Saint John
6. Brittney Cooper
7. Candace Marie
8. Cari Champion
9. Christina Rice
10. Deesha Dyer
11. Devi Brown
12. Elaine Welteroth
13. Elle Hearns
14. Eunique Jones Gibson
15. Fresco Steez
16. Gia Peppers
17. Ibtihaj Muhammad
18. Jessica O. Matthews
19. Jovian Zayne
20. Julee Wilson
21. Justina Omokhua
22. Kahlana Barfield Brown
23. Keah Brown
24. Kimberly Blackwell
25. Latham Thomas
26. Lauren Wesley Wilson
27. Lindsay Peoples Wagner
28. Luvvie Ajayi Jones
29. Melina Abdullah
30. Miatta Johnson
31. Monique Melton
32. Myleik Teele
33. Naima Cochrane
34. Nikki Ogunnaike
35. Nimotalai Ganiyu
36. Opal Tometi
37. Rachel Cargle
38. Seun Adigun
39. Stephanie Thomas
40. Stephanie Young
41. Tai Beauchamp
42. Tarana Burke
43. Thasunda Brown Duckett
44. Tiffany Aliche
45. Yaba Blay
46. Yvette Noel Schure
White Women
1. Abby Wambach
2. Ali Krieger
3. Arianna Huffington
4. Ashley Graham
5. Ashley Judd
6. Ashlyn Harris
7. Barb Schmidt
8. Brandi Carlile
9. Brené Brown
10. Busy Philipps
11. Cameron Esposito
12. Chelsea Handler
13. Cheryl Strayed
14. Chrissy Metz
15. Debra Messing
16. Diane von Furstenberg
17. Elizabeth Gilbert
18. Esther Perel
19. Glennon Doyle
20. Gwyneth Paltrow
21. Hilary Swank
22. Jen Hatmaker
23. Jenny Mollen
24. Jessica Seinfeld
25. Julia Roberts
26. Julianne Hough
27. Kathryn Budig
28. Katie Couric
29. Kimberly Williams-Paisley
30. Kourtney Kardashian
31. Liz Plank
32. Mandy Moore
33. Megan Rapinoe
34. Melissa Urban
35. Michelle Monaghan
36. Nina Tame
37. Sara Bareilles
38. Sarah McBride
39. Sarah Paulson
40. Sarah Sophie Flicker
41. Seane Corn
42. Selma Blair
43. Sophia Bush
44. Stacey Bendet
45. Sue Bird
