EBONY is proud to announce the return and reimagining of its signature program with the 2021 EBONY Power 100. Taking place in Los Angeles on October 23, the star-studded awards ceremony will honor the remarkable achievements of African-Americans across industries and mark the culmination of the brand’s 75th anniversary year.
Spanning 10 categories, this year’s list highlights outstanding leaders across a variety of fields and disciplines from business, sports, media, activism and music to entertainment and more. The 2021 EBONY Power 100 Awards Ceremony is supported by Procter & Gamble, Coke Zero Sugar, Dove, Cadillac and Baccarat.
Check out the full list below.
HONOREES
RISING STAR AWARD
STORM REID, ACTRESS
CORPORATE CITIZEN AWARDS
DAMON JONES, CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, PROCTER & GAMBLE
MARC PRITCHARD, CHIEF BRAND OFFICER, PROCTER & GAMBLE
STEPHANIE HEADLEY, VP OF GLOBAL OLAY SKIN CARE, PROCTER & GAMBLE
INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
DR. KIZZMEKIA CORBETT, SCIENTIST
ENTERTAINERS OF THE YEAR
JADA PINKETT SMITH, WILLOW SMITH AND ADRIENNE BANFIELD-NORRIS, RED TABLE TALK HOSTS
GAME CHANGER OF THE YEAR
DEION SANDERS, NFL HALL OF FAMER AND HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
MC LYTE, RAPPER, VOICE-OVER ARTIST AND ACTRESS
AWARD RECIPIENTS
SOCIAL JUSTICE CHAMPIONS
BRITTANY PACKNETT CUNNINGHAM, HOST OF UNDISTRACTED, MSNBC ANALYST AND VP OF SOCIAL IMPACT AT BET
CORI BUSH, CONGRESSWOMAN AND ACTIVIST
DARNELLA FRAZIER, CITIZEN JOURNALIST
ERICA FORD, ACTIVIST AND FOUNDER OF LIFE CAMP
KEITH MEADOWS, CITY OF SOUTH FULTON POLICE CHIEF
NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST AND CREATOR OF THE 1619 PROJECT
REV. RAPHAEL WARNOCK, U.S. SENATOR
SHAUN KING, WRITER, ACTIVIST AND CO-FOUNDER OF REAL JUSTICE PAC
THE CROWN COALITION (Kelli Richardson Lawson, Esi Eggleston Bracey, Adjoa B. Asamoah, Orlena Nwokah Blanchard and Holly J. Mitchell), SOCIAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE
EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM
ABBY PHILLIP, CNN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT AND WEEKEND ANCHOR
CHARLES MCRAY BLOW, THE NEW YORK TIMES COLUMNIST, COMMENTATOR AND BLACK NEWS CHANNEL ANCHOR
DON LEMON, CNN ANCHOR AND AUTHOR
EBRO DARDEN, MEDIA EXECUTIVE AND RADIO PERSONALITY
NISCHELLE RENEE TURNER, CO-HOST, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT AND SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION
TAMRON HALL, BROADCAST JOURNALIST, TELEVISION TALK SHOW HOST AND AUTHOR
TOMI ADEYEMI, NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR
W. KAMAU BELL, HOST, UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA
COMMUNITY BUILDERS
ALICE MARIE JOHNSON, AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ADVOCATE
BRANDON MCEACHERN, DARRYL PERKINS AND MARCUS ALLEN, FOUNDERS, BROCCOLI CITY FESTIVAL
DEON JONES, MUSICIAN AND ACTIVIST
EMIL WILBEKIN, JOURNALIST, MEDIA EXECUTIVE AND FOUNDER OF NATIVE SON
EUNIQUE JONES GIBSON, CULTURAL ARCHITECT
DR. KENDELL JASPER AND KAINON JASPER, FOUNDERS, JASPER PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
MISSIONARY ELLEN K. CLARK, MINISTER AND FOUNDER, THE MISSISSIPPI PRAYER CALL
REGINA JACKSON, PRESIDENT AND CEO, EAST OAKLAND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER
TRAE THA TRUTH, RAPPER AND PHILANTHROPIST
BREAKTHROUGH CREATORS
BRANDICE DANIEL, FOUNDER AND CEO, HARLEM'S FASHION ROW AND ICON360
BRANDON PANKEY, VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & OPERATIONS, LIVE NATION URBAN
CHAD EASTERLING, CO-FOUNDER, OBSIDIANWORKS
COODIE & CHIKE, FILM DIRECTORS, SCREENWRITERS AND PRODUCERS
DEMETRIA LUCAS, JOURNALIST AND LIFE COACH
IMANI ELLIS, CEO AND FOUNDER, CULTURECON AND THE CREATIVE COLLECTIVE NYC
LAW ROACH, IMAGE ARCHITECT
MISHA GREEN, SCREENWRITER, DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER
THE NAE NAE TWINS, TIKTOK CREATORS
PATRICK "FRESH" HENRY, DESIGNER AND CEO, RICHFRESH AND HENRY MASK
NEXT GEN
AMANDA GORMAN, POET AND ACTIVIST
CHEICK CAMARA, CO-FOUNDER, BLACKGEN CAPITAL
CHLOE & HALLE BAILEY, R&B DUO AND ACTRESSES
ERMIAS TADESSE, CO-FOUNDER, BLACKGEN CAPITAL
JON MOODY, ARTIST, ATHLETE AND ACTOR
NIA DACOSTA, DIRECTOR
NICHOLAS JOHNSON, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 2020 VALEDICTORIAN
NOAH HARRIS, HARVARD STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT
ZAILA AVANT-GARDE, SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE CHAMPION
CEILING BREAKERS
FAWN WEAVER, FOUNDER AND CEO, UNCLE NEAREST PREMIUM WHISKEY
HARVEY MASON JR., CEO, THE RECORDING ACADEMY
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, WHITE HOUSE PRINCIPAL DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY
LETITIA "TISH" JAMES, NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL
MELANIE BOULDEN, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, NORTH AMERICA AT THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
MIRIAM VALES, CFO, BACCARAT
RASHIDA JONES, PRESIDENT, MSNBC
ROSETTA BRYSON, FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY GURU AND CEO OF SIMPLE TRADER PRO
THASUNDA BROWN DUCKETT, PRESIDENT AND CEO, TIAA
MUSIC IMPACT
SWIZZ BEATZ, MUSIC PRODUCER, RAPPER AND BUSINESSMAN
DERRICK “D-NICE” JONES, DJ AND CREATOR OF CLUB QUARANTINE
TIMBALAND, MUSICIAN, RECORD PRODUCER, SONGWRITER AND MUSIC EXECUTIVE
QUESTLOVE, MUSICIAN, AUTHOR AND DIRECTOR
TRAVIS SCOTT, RAPPER AND RECORD PRODUCER
BIG FREEDIA, PERFORMING ARTIST
ERICA CAMPBELL, SINGER AND SONGWRITER
JOI BROWN, HEAD OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, ICM PARTNERS
LIL BABY, RAPPER
RAPSODY, RAPPER
ANDERSON .PAAK, RAPPER, SINGER AND MUSICIAN
JEANINE MCLEAN-WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT AND MANAGING PARTNER, MBK ENTERTAINMENT
ENTERTAINMENT POWERHOUSES
ANDRA DAY, SINGER, SONGWRITER AND ACTRESS
ANTHONY MACKIE, ACTOR
MJ RODRIGUEZ, ACTRESS AND SINGER
JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON, ACTOR
REGÉ-JEAN PAGE, ACTOR
LIESL TOMMY, DIRECTOR
TESSA THOMPSON, ACTRESS AND PRODUCER
GAME CHANGERS
FRANCIS NGANNOU, UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
LEWIS HAMILTON, FORMULA 1 CHAMPION AND FOUNDER OF MISSION44
JASON WRIGHT, PRESIDENT, THE WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM
BREHANNA DANIELS, NASCAR TIRE CHANGER
SHAQUILLE O’NEAL, BASKETBALL CHAMPION, CO-FOUNDER OF MAJORITY AND TECH INVESTOR
MYA MOORE, WNBA LEGEND AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST
SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST
STEPHEN A. SMITH, TELEVISION PERSONALITY, JOURNALIST AND ESPN FIRST TAKE COMMENTATOR
INNOVATION LEADERS
BEATRICE DIXON, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, THE HONEY POT COMPANY
SONGE LARON AND DAVE SALVANT, CO-FOUNDERS, SQUIRE
ISAAC HAYES III, FOUNDER, FANBASE
JOY BUOLAMWINI, FOUNDER, THE ALGORITHMIC JUSTICE LEAGUE
MC HAMMER, TECH INVESTOR
DR. PATRICE HARRIS, PSYCHIATRIST AND CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF EMED
TANYA VAN COURT, FOUNDER AND CEO, GOALSETTER
ARLAN HAMILTON, FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER, BACKSTAGE CAPITAL
DR. ANGELA REDDIX, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, TEDX SPEAKER AND FOUNDER OF ARDX AND ENVISION LEAD GROW