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- Influence: 198.6
- Reach: 16.4
- Substance: 7.0
- Media Mentions: 1,616
- Internet Mentions: 10,500,000
- Twitter Followers: 1,365,102
- As of July 2012
Frank Ocean
- R&B singer and songwriter who debuted his first studio album, "Channel Orange," and broke barriers in 2012.
- Job: Singer and songwriter
- Sector: Entertainment/Media
- Twitter: @frank_ocean
- Location: Los Angeles
- Age: 25
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- Influence: 198.1
- Reach: 9.6
- Substance: 8.0
- Media Mentions: 136
- Internet Mentions: 8,400
- Twitter Followers: 3,294
- As of July 2012
Kevin Fenton
- A leader at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention coming up with new, innovative tools and methods to fight the spread of HIV.
- Job: Director of the CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention
- Sector: Health Care
- Twitter: @cdc_drfenton
- Location: Atlanta
- Age: 45
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- Influence: 197.1
- Reach: 14.5
- Substance: 7.2
- Media Mentions: 4,955
- Internet Mentions: 503,000
- Twitter Followers: 116,234
- As of July 2012
Octavia Spencer
- Oscar-winning actress and presidential-election campaigner.
- Job: Actress and political campaigner
- Sector: Entertainment/Media
- Twitter: @octaviaspencer
- Location: Los Angeles
- Age: 42
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- Influence: 197.1
- Reach: 16.2
- Substance: 7.0
- Media Mentions: 2,495
- Internet Mentions: 1,610,000
- Twitter Followers: 3,806,191
- As of July 2012
John Legend
- Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and philanthropist who was given an honorary doctorate from Howard University in May 2012 for his commitment to education.
- Job: Singer-songwriter and composer
- Sector: Entertainment/Media
- Twitter: @johnlegend
- Location: New York City
- Age: 33
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- Influence: 193.5
- Reach: 18.6
- Substance: 6.7
- Media Mentions: 22,318
- Internet Mentions: 3,270,000
- Twitter Followers: 5,166,064
- As of July 2012
Beyoncé
- Hit-maker who has added political activism, humanitarianism and Internet savvy to her résumé.
- Job: Singer, humanitarian and actress
- Sector: Entertainment/Media
- Twitter: @Beyonce
- Location: New York City
- Age: 31
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- Influence: 192.9
- Reach: 11.8
- Substance: 7.5
- Media Mentions: 191
- Internet Mentions: 51,800
- Twitter Followers: 58,475
- As of July 2012
Charles M. Blow
- New York Times columnist known for his fearless brand of political and social commentary.
- Job: Columnist and TV commentator
- Sector: Entertainment/Media
- Twitter: @charlesmblow
- Location: New York City
- Age: 42
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- Influence: 192.6
- Reach: 15.5
- Substance: 7.0
- Media Mentions: 3,456
- Internet Mentions: 953,000
- Twitter Followers: 868,694
- As of July 2012
Venus Williams
- Tennis player and clothing designer who, with her sister, won doubles titles this year at Wimbledon and the Olympics.
- Job: Tennis player and clothing designer
- Sector: Sports
- Twitter: @venuseswilliams
- Location: Florida
- Age: 32
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- Influence: 191.2
- Reach: 8.9
- Substance: 8.0
- Media Mentions: 115
- Internet Mentions: 4,200
- Twitter Followers: 1,721
- As of July 2012
Rashad Robinson
- Leader of ColorOfChange.org who successfully lobbied 40 major corporations to sever ties with the extreme right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council.
- Job: Executive director of ColorOfChange.org
- Sector: Community
- Twitter: @rashadrobinson
- Location: New York City
- Age: 33
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- Influence: 122.4
- Reach: 11.6
- Substance: 6.0
- Media Mentions: 201
- Internet Mentions: 6,340
- Twitter Followers: 281,713
- As of July 2012
Tristan Walker
- Tech entrepreneur who had a key role in developing the social media service FourSquare.
- Job: Entrepreneur-in-residence at Andreessen Horowitz
- Sector: STEM
- Twitter: @tristanwalker
- Location: Palo Alto, Calif.
- Age: 28
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- Influence: 190.7
- Reach: 11.5
- Substance: 7.5
- Media Mentions: 127
- Internet Mentions: 2,030
- Twitter Followers: 123,707
- As of July 2012
Baratunde Thurston
- Author of the best-seller "How to Be Black" who uses comedy to break down complicated notions of race.
- Job: Comedian and author
- Sector: Entertainment/Media
- Twitter: @baratunde
- Location: New York City
- Age: 35
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