As a part of their year-end issue, the illustrious EBONY Magazine rolled out their inaugural list of the 100 most powerful people in Urban entertainment.
According to the magazine, the annual Power 100 is a “broad-range listing of politicians and athletes, entertainers and CEOs, authors and digerati. Top players in the worlds of religion, business, media, the creative arts and more are celebrated based on their impactful ideas and influence.”
Notable selections on this list are President Barack Obama, NBA MVP LeBron James, Jay-Z, Beyonce Knowles, Karen Civil, Misty Copeland, Nicki Minaj and many more. In celebration, the first annual EBONY Power 100 Gala will be held at New York City’s Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall this Friday, November 2 and a concert hosted by The Roots. Check out the full 100, in no particular order down below.
- Cornel West, Ph.D
- LeBron James
- Barack Obama
- T. J. Martin
- Eric Holder
- Mary Mary
- Bishop T. D. Jakes
- Jesse Williams
- Michelle Obama
- Susan E. Rice, Ph.D
- Tananarive Due
- The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan
- Cee Lo Green
- Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D
- Frederick D. Haynes III, Ph.D
- Robin Roberts
- Toni Morrison
- Natasha Eubanks
- Ava DuVernay
- Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil
- Zane
- Tracy K. Smith
- Cynthia Hale, D. Min.
- Bonita Stewart
- Beyoncé and Jay-Z
- Django Unchained
- Ashley and JaQuavis
- Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III
- Tyler Perry
- Beverly Bond
- Ronnie and Lamar Tyler
- Amos Winbush III
- Alicia Hall Moran and Jason Moran
- Maurice Marable
- Misty Copeland
- Trayvon Martin
- Stephen DeBerry
- Diann Valentine
- James McLurkin, Ph.D
- Karen Washington
- Norris McDonald
- James Andrews
- Brenda A. and Larry D. Thompson
- Marjorie Harvey
- Janet Emerson Bashen
- Don Thompson
- Wesley Morris
- Gabby Douglas
- Nekesa Mumbi Moody
- Kevin Hart
- Tom Joyner
- Cathy Hughes
- MSNBC
- Cam Newton
- John W. Rogers Jr.
- Vanessa Morrison Murchinson
- Wendy Williams
- Edward T. Welburn Jr.
- Think Like a Man
- Steve Harvey
- Serena Williams
- Shonda Rhimes
- Mark Dean, Ph.D
- Kevin Durant
- Rihanna
- Catherine Brewton
- Karen Civil
- Lorrie Bartlett
- Ken Chenault
- Ellen McClain
- Earvin “Magic” Johnson
- James Reynolds Jr.
- package Parsons
- Pearlena Igbokwe
- Trevor Edwards
- Rodney Williams
- John Lewis
- Rosalind Brewer
- Salaam Coleman Smith
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Anthony Hemingway
- Theaster Gates
- Michelle Alexander
- Valentino D. Carlotti
- Oprah Winfrey
- Danny Glover
- Rev. Fred Luter Jr.
- Dr. Dre
- Anthony Davis
- Lisa Jackson
- Jesse E. Russell
- June Ambrose
- Jurnee Smollett
- Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- Tavis Smiley
- Debra Lee
- Joan Smalls
- Nina Shaw
- Nicki Minaj
- Valeisha Butterfield-Jones
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