Fun Times at This Year's Ceremony for The Root 100

The Root 100 2013 Honoree Valisia LeKae

The Root Grapevine Editor Akoto Ofori-Atta in a moment of hilarity with The Root Staff Writer Jenee Desmond-Harris

Pretty in white, The Root Publisher Donna Byrd speaks to guests during the dinner and awards ceremony. 

Come up from around your Root 100 award, Mark S. Luckie!! 

Honorees Jamil Smith and Nina Turner, making Cleveland proud

MSNBC host and honoree Joy-Ann Reid and Alexis G. Stodghill

Pastor Howard-John Wesley and Beverly Johnson

Honorees Marcus Samuelsson and Pastor Howard-John Wesley

The Root Editor-in-Chief Henry "Skip" Gates encourages the honorees to stick together and work with one another to do bigger and greater things.

Honorees Sunny Hostin and Benjamin Crump

Beverly Johnson and Taisha Abrams

Touré, Joy-Ann Reid, Benjamin Crump, honoree Steve Benjamin and his wife

Byron Pitts and Peniel E. Joseph

Honoree Benjamin Crump and The Root Publisher Donna Byrd

Danielle Moodie-Mills, Melissa Harris-Perry and Aisha Moodie-Mills

Rashad Robinson, Aisha Moodie-Mills, Marcus Samuelsson, Danielle Moodie-Mills and ELEW

Cheers to a phenomenal evening honoring the best influencers in black America. 

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