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 โ including NAACP President Ben Jealous and Black Girls Rock! founder Beverly Bond โ about what it means to make The Root 100.
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