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Melissa Harris-Perry
- Job: TV host, professor, columnist and author
- Age: 38
- Location: New Orleans
- Twitter: @mharrisperry
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Cory Booker
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Benjamin Crump
- Job: Civil rights attorney
- Age: 42
- Location: Tallahassee, Fla.
- Twitter: @attorneycrump
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Kasim Reed
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LeBron James
- Job: Professional basketball player and businessman
- Age: 27
- Location: Miami
- Twitter: @KingJames
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Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter
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Shonda Rhimes
- Job: TV producer and writer
- Age: 42
- Location: Los Angeles
- Twitter: @shondarhimes
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Anthony Foxx
- Job: Mayor of Charlotte, N.C.
- Age: 41
- Location: Charlotte, N.C.
- Twitter: @anthonyfoxx
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Frank Ocean
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Kevin Fenton
- Job: Director of the CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention
- Age: 45
- Location: Atlanta
- Twitter: @cdc_drfenton
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Octavia Spencer
- Job: Actress and political campaigner
- Age: 42
- Location: Los Angeles
- Twitter: @octaviaspencer
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John Legend
- Job: Singer-songwriter and composer
- Age: 33
- Location: New York City
- Twitter: @johnlegend
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Beyoncé
- Job: Singer, humanitarian and actress
- Age: 31
- Location: New York City
- Twitter: @Beyonce
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Charles M. Blow
- Job: Columnist and TV commentator
- Age: 42
- Location: New York City
- Twitter: @charlesmblow
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Tristan Walker
- Job: Entrepreneur-in-residence at Andreessen Horowitz
- Age: 28
- Location: Palo Alto, Calif.
- Twitter: @tristanwalker
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Baratunde Thurston
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Van Jones
- Job: Environmental advocate, civil rights activist and attorney
- Age: 43
- Location: Los Angeles
- Twitter: @VanJones68
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Gabrielle Union
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Kerry Washington
- Job: Actress
- Age: 35
- Location: New York City and Los Angeles
- Twitter: @kerrywashington
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Tyler Perry
- Job: Filmmaker and CEO of the Tyler Perry Co.
- Age: 42
- Location: Atlanta
- Twitter: @tylerperry
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Mia Love
- Job: Mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah
- Age: 36
- Location: Saratoga Springs, Utah
- Twitter: @MiaBLove
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Jamelle Bouie
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Hank Willis Thomas
- Job: Contemporary visual artist
- Age: 36
- Location: New York City
- Twitter: @hankwthomas
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Will.i.am
- Job: Rapper, producer and STEM-education advocate
- Age: 37
- Location: Los Angeles
- Twitter: @iamwill
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Ava DuVernay
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs
- Job: Hip-hop entrepreneur
- Age: 42
- Location: New York City and Miami Beach, Fla.
- Twitter: @iamdiddy
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Stefanie Brown
- Job: National African-American-vote director at Obama for America
- Age: 31
- Location: Baltimore
- Twitter: @stefbrown33
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Tamron Hall
- Job: News anchor and TV host
- Age: 42
- Location: New York City
- Twitter: @tamronhall
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Angela Benton
- Job: TV host, professor, columnist and author
- Age: 31
- Location: Burlingame, Calif.
- Twitter: @abenton
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Michelle Alexander
- Job: Professor and author
- Age: 45
- Location: Columbus, Ohio
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Mellody Hobson
- Job: President of Ariel Investments, LLC
- Age: 43
- Location: Chicago
- Twitter: @MellodyHobson
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Cornell Belcher
- Job: Pollster and Democratic strategist
- Age: 43
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Twitter: @cornellbelcher
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Hakeem Jeffries
- Job: New York State assemblyman
- Age: 42
- Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Twitter: @TeamJeffries
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Jamar Rogers
- Job: Singer and HIV activist
- Age: 29
- Location: New York City and Los Angeles
- Twitter: @jsquidward
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Tara Wall
- Job: Senior communications adviser for Mitt Romney
- Age: 42
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Twitter: @taras2cents
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Troy Carter
- Job: Chairman and CEO of Coalition Media Group
- Age: 39
- Location: Los Angeles
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André Carson
- Job: U.S. representative from Indiana
- Age: 37
- Location: Indianapolis
- Twitter: @RepAndreCarson
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Job: Journalist and author
- Age: 37
- Location: New York City
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Wes Moore
- Job: Author, youth advocate and TV host
- Age: 34
- Location: New York City
- Twitter: @wesmoore1
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Wade Davis II
- Job: Ex-NFL player and LGBT youth advocate
- Age: 34
- Location: New York City
- Twitter: @Wade_Davis28
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Raphael G. Warnock
- Job: Senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church
- Age: 42
- Location: Atlanta
- Twitter: @raphaelgwarnock
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Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
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Majora Carter
- Job: Environmental-justice advocate and radio host
- Age: 45
- Location: Bronx, N.Y.
- Twitter: @MajoraCarter
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Esperanza Spalding
- Job: Singer, bassist and composer
- Age: 27
- Location: Austin, Texas, and New York City
- Twitter: @EspeSpalding
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Ashley Hicks
- Job: Social entrepreneur and healthy-living advocate and blogger
- Age: 29
- Location: New York City
- Twitter: @amhicks01
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Beverly Bond
- Job: DJ and founder of Black Girls Rock!
- Age: 41
- Location: New York City
- Twitter: @beverlybond
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Adam Serwer
- Job: Reporter at Mother Jones magazine
- Age: 30
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Twitter: @AdamSerwer
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Window Snyder
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Kehinde Wiley
- Job: Contemporary artist
- Age: 35
- Location: New York City and Beijing
- Twitter: @kehindewileyart
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Marcus Samuelsson
- Job: Chef and entrepreneur
- Age: 42
- Location: New York City
- Twitter: @marcuscooks
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Cullen Jones
- Job: Olympic swimmer and water-safety advocate
- Age: 28
- Location: Charlotte, N.C.
- Twitter: @CullenJones
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Steve Stoute
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Russlynn Ali
- Job: Assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education
- Age: 41
- Location: Washington, D.C.
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Amy DuBois Barnett
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Dambisa Moyo
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Destinee Hooker
- Job: Indoor volleyball player and Olympian
- Age: 25
- Location: San Antonio
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Melanie Roussell
- Job: Press secretary for the Democratic National Committee
- Age: 33
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Twitter: @MelanieDNC
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Jason Moran
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Michael Blake
- Job: National deputy director for Operation Vote, Obama for America
- Age: 29
- Location: Chicago
- Twitter: @mrmikeblake
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Rosario Dawson
- Job: Actress and political activist
- Age: 33
- Location: @rosariodawson
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Roland Fryer Jr.
- Job: Professor of economics at Harvard University
- Age: 35
- Location: Concord, Mass.
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Rob Hardy
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Danielle Moodie-Mills
- Job: Environmental advocate and LGBT adviser
- Age: 32
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Twitter: @DeeTwoCents
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Allyson Felix
- Job: Olympic sprinter
- Age: 26
- Location: Santa Clarita, Calif.
- Twitter: @allysonfelix
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David Sutphen
- Job: Partner at the Brunswick Group
- Age: 43
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Twitter: @davidasutphen
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T.J. Holmes
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Roland Martin
- Job: Journalist, syndicated columnist, TV commentator and author
- Age: 43
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Twitter: @rolandsmartin
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Kay Madati
- Job: Head of entertainment and media at Global Marketing Solutions for Facebook
- Age: 40
- Location: Los Angeles
- Twitter: @kaymadati
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R. Seth Williams
- Job: District attorney of Philadelphia
- Age: 45
- Location: Philadelphia
- Twitter: @seth4da
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Delman Coates
- Job: Senior pastor at Mount Ennon Baptist Church in Clinton, Md.
- Age: 39
- Location: Fort Washington, Md.
- Twitter: @delmancoates
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Ayanna Pressley
- Job: Boston city councilor at large
- Age: 38
- Location: Boston
- Twitter: @AyannaPressley
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Tina Wells
- Job: CEO of Buzz Marketing Group
- Age: 32
- Location: Southern New Jersey
- Twitter: @tinacwells
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Steve Perry
- Job: Founder of Capital Preparatory Magnet School and CNN contributor
- Age: 42
- Location: Hartford, Conn.
- Twitter: @drsteveperry
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Jenna Wortham
- Job: New York Times technology reporter and Girl Crush co-founder
- Age: 29
- Location: New York City
- Twitter: @jennydeluxe
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Touré
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Angela Rye
- Job: Executive director and general counsel at the Congressional Black Caucus
- Age: 32
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Twitter: @angela_rye
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Wyatt Cenac
- Job: Comedian and TV writer
- Age: 36
- Location: New York City
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Erica Shelton
- Job: TV writer and supervising producer
- Age: 39
- Location: Los Angeles
- Twitter: @ericasheltonla
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Olajide Williams
- Job: Physician, health educator and lecturer
- Age: 42
- Location: New York City
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F. Gary Gray
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Levi Garraway
- Job: Cancer researcher
- Age: 43
- Location: Boston
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Juan Gilbert
- Job: Professor at Clemson University
- Age: 43
- Location: Anderson, S.C.
- Twitter: @DrJuanGilbert
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DeVon Franklin
- Job: Senior vice president of production at Columbia Pictures
- Age: 33
- Location: Los Angeles
- Twitter: @devon_franklin
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Rue Mapp
- Job: Founder and CEO of Outdoor Afro
- Age: 40
- Location: Oakland, Calif.
- Twitter: @outdoorafro
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Maverick Carter
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Mario Armstrong
- Job: Digital-lifestyle expert
- Age: 41
- Location: Baltimore
- Twitter: @marioarmstrong
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Natalia Allen
- Job: Designer of the Essentialist collection
- Age: 29
- Location: New York City
- Twitter: @nataliaallen
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Debo P. Adegbile
- Job: Attorney
- Age: 45
- Location: New York City
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