Ta-Nehisi Coates Tops The Root 100 List Of Black Influencers

Ta-Nehisi Coates Tops The Root 's100 List Of Black Influencers
ASPEN, CO - JULY 01: Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks during the film screening and discussion of 'Sing Your Song' at the Aspen Institute's Aspen Ideas Festival 2011 at the Paepcke Auditorium on July 1, 2011 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images)
ASPEN, CO - JULY 01: Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks during the film screening and discussion of 'Sing Your Song' at the Aspen Institute's Aspen Ideas Festival 2011 at the Paepcke Auditorium on July 1, 2011 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images)


Who are today’s standout black leaders, innovators and culture shapers? Who are the most influential African Americans 45 and under?

To answer these tough questions, The Root looked back at the year’s most significant moments and themes and asked, “Who made this happen?” As we have each year since 2009, we scrutinized the more than 500 nominees submitted by our readers, measuring how many people their work reached and rating the substance of their contributions. The result: The Root 100 2014 ranking of the most influential African Americans.

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