Ebony Power 100 List for 2014
Salutation
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First Name
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Last Name
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Power 100 Category 1
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Ms.
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Rosalind
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Brewer
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President and CEO of Sam's Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.. As of 2014, she is listed as the 64th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes
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Power Brokers
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Ms.
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Jekalyn
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Carr
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Evangelist, entrepreneur & gospel artist - 17yrs old
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Young Leaders
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Mr.
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Charles
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King
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Partner/Agent in the Motion Picture Department at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME)
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Power Brokers
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Mr.
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Kevin
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Hart
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Actor and comedian.
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Innovators
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Ms.
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Viola
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Davis
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Oscar Nominated Actress (Doubt and The Help)
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Cultural Influencers
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Ms.
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Denise
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Young Smith
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Apple's vice president of Worldwide Human Resources, responsible for attracting and retaining top talent at Apple
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Power Brokers
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Ms.
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Nicole
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Bernard
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SVP, Audience Strategy at Fox Group, Fox Entertainmet
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Power Brokers
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Ms.
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Zola
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Mashariki
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Senior Vice President
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Power Brokers
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Ms.
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Shonda
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Rhimes
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Screenwriter, director, and producer. Rhimes is best known as the creator, head writer, executive producer and showrunner of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal
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Innovators
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Mr.
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Jason
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Collins
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Professional basketball center for the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA & openly gay basketball player
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Firsts
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Ms.
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Brittney
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Griner
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Basketball center with the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA
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Firsts
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Mr.
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Levar
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Burton
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Actor & Executive Producer of Reading Rainbow
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Community Crusaders
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Dr.
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Neil
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Degrasse Tyson
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Astrophysicist, author, and science communicator.
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The Thinkers
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Ms.
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Gabrielle
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Union
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Actress (Being Mary Jane)
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Cultural Influencers
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Mr.
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Roland
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Martin
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Journalist & TV Host (TV One & News One Now)
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The Thinkers
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Mr.
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Keegan-Michael
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Key
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Comedian & TV Show Producer (Key & Peele TV Show)
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Cultural Influencers
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Mr.
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Jordan
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Peele
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Comedian & TV Show Producer (Key & Peele TV Show)
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Cultural Influencers
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Mr.
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Kevin
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Frazier
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Ms.
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Lena
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Waithe
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Writer & Producer (YouTube series “Dear White People)
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Cultural Influencers
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Mr.
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Kwasi
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Ennis
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NY Teen Accepted To All 8 Ivy League Schools - 17yrs old
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Young Leaders
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Mr.
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Ron
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Davis
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Activist (Parents of teenager Jordan Davis)
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Community Crusaders
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Mr.
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Phillip
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Agnew
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Executive Director of Dream Defenders
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Community Crusaders
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Dr.
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Elmira
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Mangum, Ph.D.
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11th president of Florida A&M University (FAMU)
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Firsts
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Ms.
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Erika H.
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James
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Emory University's new dean of Goizueta Business School, making her the first African American female to hold that position in the school’s history.
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Firsts
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Dr.
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Valerie
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Montgomery Rice
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1st female CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine
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The Thinkers
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Ms.
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Lucia
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McBath
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Activist (Parents of teenager Jordan Davis)
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Community Crusaders
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Ms.
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Oprah
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Winfrey
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Media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropis
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Power Brokers
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Rev.
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Jesse
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Jackson, Sr.
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Civil rights activist and Baptist minister
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Dream Keepers
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Ms
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Elizabeth
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Dozier
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Principal of Fenger High School (Chicago)
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Community Crusaders
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The Chicago Robinson West Team
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National Little League Champions
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Young Leaders
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Mr.
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Will
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Packer
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Filmmaker & Producer (Ride Along & No Good Deed)
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Cultural Influencers
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Mr.
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Steve
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Harvey
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Comedian & TV Host (The Steve Harvey Show)
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Cultural Influencers
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Mr.
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Norman
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Francis
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President of Xavier University of Louisiana since 1968
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Dream Keepers
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Mr.
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Larry
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Wilmore
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Writer & Actor (The Daily Show)
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Cultural Influencers
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Ms.
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Stephenie C.
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Hill
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Vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s] Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) Civil business & she was named the 2014 Black Engineer of the Year
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Power Brokers
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Mr.
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Michael Andrew
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Owens
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President of The Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit & Vicinity, Inc
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Community Crusaders
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Mr.
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Stephen
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Henderson
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Journalist & 2014 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Journalism
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Cultural Influencers
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Mr.
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Kain
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Colter
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Football Running back and Wide Receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL
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Innovators
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Ms.
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Maya
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Moore
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Basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the WBNA & the Shanxi Flame of the Chinese league
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Champions
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Ms.
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Laysha
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Ward
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President of Community Relations for Target and a member of its executive committee
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Power Brokers
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Mr.
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Arnold W.
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Donald
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President & CEO
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Power Brokers
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Mr.
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Ron
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Johnson
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Prominent figure in the aftermath shooting of Michael Brown
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Community Crusaders
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Mr.
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Jaylen
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Bledsoe
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Technology entrepreneur - 16yrs old
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Young Leaders
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Ms.
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Paulette
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Brown
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President of the American Bar Association. The first woman of color to lead the nation’s most influential lawyer’s group.
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Firsts
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Mr.
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Floyd
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Mayweather
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Pro boxer, Undefeated as a professional and is a five-division world champion
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Champions
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Ms.
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Claire
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Sulmers
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Journalist & blogger of 1# destination for multicultural fashion.
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Socia Media Influencers
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Mr.
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Pharrell
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Williams
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Grammy Award winning musician/entrepreneur Pharrell Williams is a creative force, using music, fashion, and design to express his distinctive style
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Innovators
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Ms.
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Audra
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McDonald
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Actress and singer. Six time Tony Award winner. Won more than any other actor of either gender, and is the only person to win all four acting categories for either gender
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Firsts
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Dr.
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Danielle
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Allen, Ph.D.
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An American classicist and political scientist, and UPS Foundation Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study
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Firsts
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Ms.
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Laverne
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Cox
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Actress, reality television star, television producer, and LGBTQ advocate (co-stars in Orange Is The New Black)
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Firsts
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Ms.
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Michele A.
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Roberts
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Executive director of the National Basketball Players Association. She is the first woman to hold that position and the first woman to head a major professional sports union in North America
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Firsts
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Ms.
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Sherrilyn
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Ifill
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President & Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
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Dream Keepers
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Ms.
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Natasha
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Eubanks
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CEO of TheYBF.com
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Socia Media Influencers
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Ms.
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Alexis
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McGill Johnson
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Chair, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)
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Community Crusaders
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Ms.
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Chimamanda
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Ngozi Adichie
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Writer of African literature
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The Thinkers
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Ms.
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Kara
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Walker
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Contemporary artist
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The Thinkers
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Mr.
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Shaun
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T.
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Entrepreneur, celebrity fitness trainer & choreographer
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The Thinkers
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Ms.
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Wendy
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Willams
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TV Show Host & Producer (The Wendy Williams Show)
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Cultural Influencers
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Mr.
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Michael
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Strahan
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Talk Show Host & NFL Hall of Famer
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Cultural Influencers
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Ms.
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Misty
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Copeland
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American Ballerina
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Cultural Influencers
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Ms.
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Sasheer
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Zamata
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Actress & Comedian (Saturday Night Live)
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Cultural Influencers
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Ms.
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Lupita
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Nyongo
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Oscar Winning Actress (12 Years A Slave)
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Cultural Influencers
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Ms.
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Bevy
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Smith
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TV Personality (Fashion Queens)
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Cultural Influencers
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Ms.
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Courtney
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Kemp Agboh
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TV Show Producer (Power)
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Cultural Influencers
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Ms.
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Ericka
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Pittman
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Vice President
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Cultural Influencers
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Mr.
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Theodore V.
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Wells, Jr.
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The National Law Journal named Ted one of “The Decade’s Most Influential Lawyers” and over the years has repeatedly selected him as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America
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Power Brokers
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Mr.
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Dean
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Baquet
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and the executive editor of The New York Times. He is the first African-American to serve as executive editor, the highest-ranking position in the paper's newsroom
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Power Brokers
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Ms.
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Shante
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Bacon
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Founder of 135th Street Agency, runs one of the top agencies in the country. With a client list that includes the Oprah Winfrey
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Power Brokers
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Ms.
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Kathy
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Thornton-Bias
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President of Bang & Olufsen America, the Danish provider of premium, high quality audio and video products
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Power Brokers
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Rev.
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Al
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Sharpton
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Baptist minister, civil rights activist, television/radio talk show host
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Dream Keepers
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Ms.
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Beyonce
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Knowles
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Entertainer & Producer
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Cultural Influencers
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Ms.
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Joy-Ann
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Reid
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Jounalist & Managing Editor of TheGrio.com and an on-air contributor on MSNBC
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Dream Keepers
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Mr.
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Rickey
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Smiley & Morning Show Crew
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Comedian, Radio/TV Host & DJs (Morning Show Crew)
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Cultural Influencers
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Mr.
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LeBron
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James
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Basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA
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Champions
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Dr.
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Victor
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Garcia
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Founder of Buckle Up Campaign
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The Thinkers
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Ms.
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Gale V.
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King
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Content Partnerships Director at Google where he is in charge of premium film, TV and new media partnerships for YouTube
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Power Brokers
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Mr.
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Michael
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Coleman
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Mayor of Columbus, OH, the longest active African-American mayor of a major city
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Power Brokers
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Mr.
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Marc Lamont
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Hill
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Political Pundit, Author & Distinguished Prof. of AA Studies at Morehouse College
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Dream Keepers
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Bishop
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T.D.
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Jakes
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Apostle/Bishop of The Potter's House, a non-denominational megachurch, 30,000 members
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Faithful Few
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Mr.
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Michael
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Sam
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Football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys organization & first openly-gay pro football player
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Firsts
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Ms.
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Tamela
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Mann
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Actress and gospel singer
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Faithful Few
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Mr.
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Russell
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Wilson
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Football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks in NFL
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Champions
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Mr.
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Richard
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Sherman
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Football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL
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Champions
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Ms.
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Mignon
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Clydburn
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Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission since she was nominated by President Barack Obama on June 25, 2009, and sworn in on August 3, 2009.
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Cultural Influencers
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Admiral
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Michelle
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Howard
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First woman and African-American woman to achieve the rank of admiral in the Navy
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Firsts
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Mr.
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Ta-Nehesi
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Coates
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American writer, journalist, and educator
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The Thinkers
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Mr.
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Gilbert
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Campbell
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Founders of Volt Energy (Green Technology Company)
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The Thinkers
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Mr.
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Simon Antonio
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Francis
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Founders of Volt Energy (Green Technology Company)
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The Thinkers
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Mr.
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Steve
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McQueen
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British film director, producer, screenwriter, and video artist. (Oscar winner for 12 Years A Slave)
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Firsts
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Ms.
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Alexis
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Wilkinson
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The first African-American to be at the helm of the "Harvard Lampoon" since its creation in 1876
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Firsts
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Mr.
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Andre Romelle "Dr. Dre"
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Young
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Record producer, rapper & entrepreneur. founder & current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment & Beats Electronics.
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Firsts
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Mr.
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Derek
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Jeter
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Baseball shortstop in 20th and final season in MLB for the New York Yankees
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Champions
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Mr.
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Kevin
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Durant
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Professional basketball player with the Oklahoma City Thunder
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Champions
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Bishop
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Noel
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Jones
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Senior pastor of the City of Refuge Church in Gardena, CA, 17,000 members
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Faithful Few
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Mr.
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John Silvanus
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Wilson
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11th President of Morehouse College
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Dream Keepers
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#BringBackOurGirls
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Obiageli Ezekwesili
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On April 14th, 230 School girls were kidnapped from the Chibok Government Secondary School by Boko Haram Terrorists in Nigeria. All 230 are still missing.
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Socia Media Influencers
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Mr.
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Carlton
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Haywood
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Faculty - Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
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The Thinkers
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Ms.
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Mo'Ne
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Davis
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Female Little League baseball pitcher Philadelphia, PA
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Young Leaders
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Mr.
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Chadwick
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Boseman
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Actor (42 & Get On Up)
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Cultural Influencers
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Mr.
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Kanye
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West
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Rapper & Producer
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Cultural Influencers
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Mr.
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Usher
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Raymond
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Entertainer & Judge/Mentor (The Voice)
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Cultural Influencers
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Mr.
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Jesse
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Williams
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Actor (Grey's Anatomy), Activist (Civil Rights)
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Cultural Influencers
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Ms.
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Danielle
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Lee
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Creator of the Urban Scientist Blog
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Social Media Influencers
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