On Nov. 5, 2011, The Root hosted a celebration to toast the influential young African Americans on The Root 100 list. At the event, held at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., we talked to a number of honorees — including NAACP President Ben Jealous and Black Girls Rock! founder Beverly Bond — about what it means to make The Root 100.
Suggested Reading
Video will return here when scrolled back into view
Will Ryan Gosling Play Black Panther? Answered
Straight From 
Sign up for our free daily newsletter.