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Nine Blacks Make Time's 100 Influential List

Time Magazine has released its list of the 100 men and women whose power, talent or moral example is transforming our world. The following is a list of the nine blacks who appear on this years Time 100.

TIME Magazine

The list is divided into five categories covering artist & entertainers, leaders & revolutionaries, heroes & pioneers, scientists & thinkers and builders & Titans. The only category which contained no blacks was scientists & thinkers.

Artists & Entertainers

Will Smith - Actor
Zadie Smith - Author
Tyra Banks - Model/TV Producer

Leaders & Revolutionaries

Condoleezza Rice - U.S. Secretary of State
Oprah Winfrey - Talk Show Host
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf - President Liberia

Heroes & Pioneers

Wynton Marsalis - Musician
Pernessa Seele - Founder and CEO, The Balm in Gilead, Inc.

Builders & Titans

Sean (Diddy) Combs - Entrepreneur

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