Most Influential Black Person and AfroAmerica Black Person of the Year, as of 2025
In the table below are the Most Influential Black persons and AfroAmerica Black Persons of the Year, as the year 2025 starts. Each year, AfroAmerica Network names a Black Man and a Black Woman of the Year. The influential Black persons are usually selected for a much longer period. Click on the name/link to explore more.
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MOST INFLUENTIAL BLACK MEN
Barack Obama, President, Law Professor
Benjamin Lloyd Crump, American Civil Rights Attorney
Cornell Ronald West, Philosopher, Professor, Political and Social Activist, and Actor
Henry Louis Gates Jr., Professor, Historian, and Filmaker.
Denzel Washington, Entertainer, Businessman
LeBron James, Basketball Player, Activist
Tyler Perry, Actor, Director, Producer, and Screenwriter
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr, Entertainer, Businessman
Reverend Al Sharpton, Civil Rights Activist
Christopher Julius Rock aka Chris Rock, American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker.
Wynton Marsalis, Jazz Musician
David Steward, Businessman
Trevor Noah, Comedian, Television host, and Political commentator
David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle, American Comedian and actor
Michael Bakari Jordan, Actor, Director, and Producer
Rothaniel Jerrod Carmichael, Actor, Comedian, Writer, and Filmmaker
Dr. Denis Mukwege, Congolese Medical Doctor, Activist and Religious Leader
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries, American Politician and Attorney
Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu, Nigerian Politician and Businessman
Bola Ibrahim Traoré, Burkinabé Military Officer and Politician
Idriss Akuna Elba Obe, English and Sierra Leonean Actor, DJ, Rapper, Singer, and Kick-boxer
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AfroAmerica Black Person of the Year
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MOST INFLUENTIAL BLACK WOMEN
Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzanian Politician
Naomi Osaka, Japanese Tennis Player and Activist
Rosalind G. Brewer, aka Roz, Business Woman and Executive
Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, aka Thee Stallion, American rapper
Lauren Keyana Palmer, aka Keke, American actress and singer
Williams Sisters, Tennis/Models
Oprah Winfrey, Businesswoman and Entertainer
Michelle Obama, Attorney, First-Lady
Lupita Amondi Nyong'o, Actress, Activist, Teacher
Simone Arianne Biles, American Artistic Gymnast and Actvist
Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson, American Jurist
Ava Marie DuVernay, American filmmaker, television producer and film publicist
Yara Shahidi, Actress, Model, Activist
Karine Jean-Pierre, French-American Political Advisor and Journalist
Taraji Penda Henson, Actress and Activist
Angela Evelyn Bassett, Actress and Philantropist
Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett, American Viral Immunologist
Amanda Gorman, American Author, Poet and Activist
Rashida Jones, American Journalist and Company Executive
Tracie D. Hall, American Librarian, Author, Curator, and Activist
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Tanzanian Lawyer, Leader, and Activist
Tiwatope Omolara Savage, Nigerian Musician, Singer, Songwriter, and Actress
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