2011 The Root 100 List
The 100 most influential African Americans in 2011.
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- Influence: 95.7
- Reach: 12.0
- Substance: 8.0
- Media Mentions: 0
- Internet Mentions: 0
- Twitter Followers: 0
Charles M. Blow
- Journalist who specializes in writing opinion columns accompanied by charts and graphics.
- Job: Columnist, the New York Times
- Sector: Entertainment/Media
- Twitter: @CharlesMBlow
- Location: New York
- Age: 41
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12
- Influence: 95.3
- Reach: 19.1
- Substance: 5
- Media Mentions: 0
- Internet Mentions: 0
- Twitter Followers: 0
Kanye West
- Entertainer who recently released 'Watch the Throne,' a collaboration with Jay-Z that went platinum on pre-orders alone.
- Job: Rapper and record producer
- Sector: Entertainment/Media
- Twitter: @kanyewest
- Location: New York
- Age: 34
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13
- Influence: 94.4
- Reach: 18.9
- Substance: 5.0
- Media Mentions: 0
- Internet Mentions: 0
- Twitter Followers: 0
Beyoncé Knowles
- Grammy Award-winning singer who was recently selected as one of the world's most 100 powerful women.
- Job: Singer and actress
- Sector: Entertainment/Media
- Location: New York City
- Age: 30
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14
- Influence: 92.7
- Reach: 13.2
- Substance: 7
- Media Mentions: 0
- Internet Mentions: 0
- Twitter Followers: 0
Tamron Hall
- News anchor and reporter and host of MSNBC's 'NewsNation.'
- Job: News anchor, MSNBC
- Sector: Entertainment/Media
- Twitter: @tamronhall
- Location: New York City
- Age: 41
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15
- Influence: 92.1
- Reach: 12.0
- Substance: 7.7
- Media Mentions: 0
- Internet Mentions: 0
- Twitter Followers: 0
Melissa Harris-Perry
- Professor whose new book, 'Sister Citizen,' destroys negative race and gender images.
- Job: Professor at Tulane University and commentator
- Sector: Entertainment/Media
- Twitter: @MHarrisPerry, @SisterCitizen
- Location: New Orleans
- Age: 37
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16
- Influence: 91.6
- Reach: 13.7
- Substance: 6.7
- Media Mentions: 0
- Internet Mentions: 0
- Twitter Followers: 0
Marcus Samuelsson
- 'Top Chef' master who opened his Red Rooster restaurant in Harlem in New York City.
- Job: Chef and entrepreneur
- Sector: Business
- Twitter: @marcuscooks
- Location: Harlem in New York City
- Age: 40
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17
- Influence: 90.4
- Reach: 13.9
- Substance: 6.5
- Media Mentions: 0
- Internet Mentions: 0
- Twitter Followers: 0
Van Jones
- Green activist who launched the American Dream Movement to unite middle-class Americans and revitalize "progressives."
- Job: Green activist and policy adviser
- Sector: Government/Politics
- Twitter: @VanJones68
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Age: 42
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18
- Influence: 89.5
- Reach: 12.8
- Substance: 7.0
- Media Mentions: 0
- Internet Mentions: 0
- Twitter Followers: 0
Suzanne Malveaux
- News anchor who moved from a White House beat to a top slot on CNN Newsroom.
- Job: News anchor, CNN
- Sector: Entertainment/Media
- Twitter: @SuzanneMalveaux
- Location: Atlanta
- Age: 44
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19
- Influence: 89.4
- Reach: 14.9
- Substance: 6
- Media Mentions: 0
- Internet Mentions: 0
- Twitter Followers: 0
Kerry Washington
- Actress who will star in the upcoming film 'We the Peeples' and the ABC drama 'Scandal,' a Shonda Rhimes series premiering in 2012.
- Job: Actress
- Sector: Entertainment/Media
- Twitter: @kerrywashington
- Location: Los Angeles, New York City
- Age: 34
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20
- Influence: 89
- Reach: 11.1
- Substance: 8.0
- Media Mentions: 0
- Internet Mentions: 0
- Twitter Followers: 0
Steve Perry
- Education reformer who wrote the best-selling book 'Push Has Come to Shove: Getting Our Kids the Education They Deserve.'
- Job: Educator and author
- Sector: Community
- Twitter: @DrStevePerry
- Location: Hartford, Conn.
- Age: 41
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