The Arts

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  Dance (Present) - Judith Jamison
  Truly keeping the legacy alive, Judith Jamison celebrates her twentieth year as Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater next year. Her executive prowess and creative acumen has turned the storied dance company, founded by and named after her late mentor, into an international treasure. Before taking her post, the Fisk University alum was an accomplished ballerina and sought after dancer. Today, approaching 65 years old,the Emmy Award winner still choreographs works for the company. Photo: R. Faligant)

• The Arts

  Dance (Present) - Judith Jamison
  Truly keeping the legacy alive, Judith Jamison celebrates her twentieth year as Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater next year. Her executive prowess and creative acumen has turned the storied dance company, founded by and named after her late mentor, into an international treasure. Before taking her post, the Fisk University alum was an accomplished ballerina and sought after dancer. Today, approaching 65 years old,the Emmy Award winner still choreographs works for the company. Photo: R. Faligant)

• The Arts

  Dance (Present) - Judith Jamison
  Truly keeping the legacy alive, Judith Jamison celebrates her twentieth year as Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater next year. Her executive prowess and creative acumen has turned the storied dance company, founded by and named after her late mentor, into an international treasure. Before taking her post, the Fisk University alum was an accomplished ballerina and sought after dancer. Today, approaching 65 years old,the Emmy Award winner still choreographs works for the company. Photo: R. Faligant)

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  Theater (Present) - Kenny Leon
  Considered one of the foremost directors on Broadway, the Clark Atlanta University alum has helmed three of most anticipated plays to hit the Great White Way in recent years: 'A Raisin in theSun,' 'Gem of the Ocean' and 'Radio Golf.' A professional actor and former head of Atlanta's Alliance Theatre company, Leon will try his hand at adapting a new version of Hansberry's classic tale for ABC during Black History Month 2008. (Photo: True Colors Theatre Company)

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  Theater (Present) - Kenny Leon
  Considered one of the foremost directors on Broadway, the Clark Atlanta University alum has helmed three of most anticipated plays to hit the Great White Way in recent years: 'A Raisin in theSun,' 'Gem of the Ocean' and 'Radio Golf.' A professional actor and former head of Atlanta's Alliance Theatre company, Leon will try his hand at adapting a new version of Hansberry's classic tale for ABC during Black History Month 2008. (Photo: True Colors Theatre Company)

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  Theater (Present) - Kenny Leon
  Considered one of the foremost directors on Broadway, the Clark Atlanta University alum has helmed three of most anticipated plays to hit the Great White Way in recent years: 'A Raisin in theSun,' 'Gem of the Ocean' and 'Radio Golf.' A professional actor and former head of Atlanta's Alliance Theatre company, Leon will try his hand at adapting a new version of Hansberry's classic tale for ABC during Black History Month 2008. (Photo: True Colors Theatre Company)

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  Literature (Present) - E. Lynn Harris and Eric Jerome Dickey
  Over the course of the past 15 years, two brothas have collectively released roughly 25 novels and landed on the New York Times best-seller's list umpteen times. Harris, a Flint, Michigan native who got his start selling self-published books about black male bisexuality, is considered a progenitor of no-holds-barred black contemporary literature. Dickey, a Memphis native who was originally a software developer for the aerospace industry, has released a new book (sometimes two) nearly every year since 1996. (Photo: WireImage.com, Getty Images)

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  Literature (Present) - E. Lynn Harris and Eric Jerome Dickey
  Over the course of the past 15 years, two brothas have collectively released roughly 25 novels and landed on the New York Times best-seller's list umpteen times. Harris, a Flint, Michigan native who got his start selling self-published books about black male bisexuality, is considered a progenitor of no-holds-barred black contemporary literature. Dickey, a Memphis native who was originally a software developer for the aerospace industry, has released a new book (sometimes two) nearly every year since 1996. (Photo: WireImage.com, Getty Images)

• The Arts

  Literature (Present) - E. Lynn Harris and Eric Jerome Dickey
  Over the course of the past 15 years, two brothas have collectively released roughly 25 novels and landed on the New York Times best-seller's list umpteen times. Harris, a Flint, Michigan native who got his start selling self-published books about black male bisexuality, is considered a progenitor of no-holds-barred black contemporary literature. Dickey, a Memphis native who was originally a software developer for the aerospace industry, has released a new book (sometimes two) nearly every year since 1996. (Photo: WireImage.com, Getty Images)

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  Politics, Adrian Fenty, Cory Brooks and Kwame Kilpatrick
  Fenty is the 37-year-old mayor of DC. Prior to becoming mayor, he interned for DC delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. Cory Booker - The 38-year-old Newark mayor lived in a tent in front of one of Newark's worst housing projects and went on a 10-day hunger strike to protest drug dealing. Kwame Kilpatrick The 37-year-old mayor of Detroit is the youngest of the city. He was elected when he was only 31 years old.

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  Farrah Gray The 23-year-old multi-millionaire and owner of Farr-Out Foods became a millionaire at age 14 selling his own pre-paid phone cards, homemade lotion, and being the executive producer of a teen talk show and comedy show. The motivational speaker received an honorary doctorate from Allen University at age 21.
  

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  Designers, Vanessa and Angela Simmons
  

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  Fashionistas
  Andre JThis bearded muse (yes, bearded) acquired international fame when he appeared on French VOGUE's cover last year with Estee Lauder model Carolyn Murphy. Not since RuPaul has a Black man wearing women's clothing shot to superstar status. While RuPaul was the first crossover pop singer, Andre "don't call me a drag queen" J stands crossover into mainstream fashion. Love him or hate him, he engenders a powerful response; in the least, he represents fashion's tenets of art and expression.