Thread by @TheRoot

91. Dario Calmese

Now a history-making photographer for his July/August 2020 cover of Vanity Fair, Calmese is also a multidisciplinary creative with a client list that includes Pyer Moss, Public School NYC and Beyoncé: bit.ly/2RJhQZx #TheRoot100

90. Sarah M. Broom (@sarahmbroom)

Broom's powerful debut, the bestselling memoir The Yellow House, has been hailed as a modern classic, winning the 2019 National Book Award for nonfiction: bit.ly/3mIk8GD #TheRoot100

89. Kyndra Frazier (@Kyndinc)

Frazier, an associate pastor at one of New York City's biggest churches, works at the intersection of identity, faith and mental health to make the church more inclusive of the LGBTQ community and others: bit.ly/32QbQEM #TheRoot100

88. Carter Brown (@blacktransusa)

From providing support via the National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition to testifying before Congress in support of the Equality Act, Brown remains committed to making the world safer for Black trans people: bit.ly/3cj3t7v #TheRoot100

87. Madeline Swegle

Swegle made history as the Navy's first Black female tactical fighter pilot: bit.ly/3iRSWme #TheRoot100

86. Foluso Fakorede (@padadvocate)

Fakorede's work to end racial health disparities in cardiovascular treatment has led to a massive decrease in the number of Black diabetes patients in the Mississippi Delta having their limbs amputated: bit.ly/2ZU9ORO #TheRoot100

85. Kenneth Harris II (@KennyFHarris)

In his 12-year tenure as part of the NASA community, Harris has already worked on an impressive total of five satellite missions—all before turning 30: bit.ly/3mEpaDS #TheRoot100

84. Ashley James (@ashleyjamesart)

James became the first Black woman to serve as a full-time curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: bit.ly/3cgu710 #TheRoot100

83. Naomi Beckwith

Named one of Chicago's most powerful women, Beckwith keeps her curatorial eye focused on African-American culture and identity within the world of fine art: bit.ly/2ZZHQo2 #TheRoot100

82. Aisha Nyandoro (@aisha_nyandoro)

Nyandoro launched in 2019 the Magnolia Mother's Trust to bridge the racial income gap by granting low-income Black women $1,000 in guaranteed income each month for a year with no strings attached: bit.ly/2RN25kg #TheRoot100

81. Ashleigh Johnson (@theAshJohnson)

Johnson, who became the 1st African-American woman to make the U.S. Olympic women's water polo team & win gold in the sport at the 2016 Rio Olympics, is heralded as one of the best water polo goalies in the world: bit.ly/3iLHt7P

80. Kezia Williams (@KeziaMW)

Williams created #MyBlackReceipt to highlight Black-owned businesses that have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic: bit.ly/3mHymYg #TheRoot100

79. Andrew Berry

As head of the Cleveland Browns, Berry is the youngest general manager and one of only two Black GMs currently working in the NFL: bit.ly/3hNPpnB #TheRoot100

78. Sasha Alexander (@BlackTransMedia)

As founder and co-director of Black Trans Media,the nonbinary artist and activist is working to ensure that Black trans lives are protected: bit.ly/32RHC4e #TheRoot100

77. Kiley Reid (@kileyreid)

Reid is the author of Such a Fun Age, the highly acclaimed debut novel that inspired discussions around race and class in America: bit.ly/33GrG3G #TheRoot100

76. Hebru Brantley (@HEBRUBRANTLEY)

Brantley is the man behind the groundbreaking pop-up installation Nevermore Park in Chicago and is the first artist to collaborate with Bombay Sapphire on a bottle design: bit.ly/3iQtbTt #TheRoot100

75. Devin Michael Lowe (@ThatBoyYouLike)

As founder and executive director of the Black Trans Travel Fund, Lowe is helping to ensure that Black trans women can safely travel, free of harassment: bit.ly/2ZYMsuB #TheRoot100

74. Jermaine Johnson (@FunnyMaine)

Johnson's call to action compelled the mayor of Birmingham to remove a 115-year-old Confederate monument from a city park in defiance of Alabama state law: bit.ly/2HozlfT #TheRoot100

73. Trymaine Lee (@trymainelee)

A New Jersey native, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist takes us Into America each week to better understand the mechanisms of systemic inequality and our collective potential to effect positive change: bit.ly/3cin7Rb #TheRoot100

72. Nicole LaPointe Jameson (@totheLaPointe)

As one of the few Black women in the esports space, LaPointe Jameson is running the game as the first Black female CEO of Evil Geniuses: bit.ly/2He5Ixu #TheRoot100

71. Renee Montgomery (@itsreneem_)

Montgomery decided to answer to a higher calling and focus on social justice and activism instead of playing in the 2020 WNBA season: bit.ly/3iRBKgH #TheRoot100

70. Annette Grotheer (@oohsonatural)

With a goal to mitigate the risks of hypertension in African-American men, Grotheer created The Shop Docs to bring preventive health care to the barber's chair: bit.ly/2RKbatU #TheRoot100

69. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (@Beyonce)

Because her name is synonymous with the extraordinary, Beyoncé threw her magic into Black Is King and made it the viewable event in Blackness we all needed at a time when we needed it the most: bit.ly/2EjqcDU #TheRoot100

68. Erica Lovett (@erica_lovett)

Joining Condé Nast in 2016 as diversity-program manager and talent partner, Lovett is now leading the charge in creating an equitable and empathetic environment for all employees: bit.ly/3kFKbwj #TheRoot100

67. Philip V. McHarris (@philipvmcharris)

McHarris has been on the forefront of the movement to defund the police and reinvest in communities to put Black lives first: bit.ly/3chIVwe #TheRoot100

66. Jessamyn Stanley (@JessNotJazz)

Stanley has emerged as a leader in the body-positivity movement by using social media to document her yoga journey as a curvy Black woman and building a diverse audience of people inspired by her example: bit.ly/2RKDaxR #TheRoot100

65. Heather Lowery

The Live Nation Urban vice president for talent and touring launched @FemmeItForward, a platform that provides a place for Black female performers to flourish: bit.ly/3kEyCFI #TheRoot100

64. Joan Smalls (@joansmalls)

In June, Smalls pledged to donate half her pay for the rest of the year to racial justice organizations and called on others to do the same with her platform, Donate My Wage: bit.ly/3hQQB9Y #TheRoot100

63. Muffy Mendoza (@THEBrownMama)

Mendoza established the collective Brown Mamas as a safe space to uplift, nurture and invest in Black mothers: bit.ly/2FTnAgG #TheRoot100

62. Ajón Crump (@ayyeCrump)

Crump started the #NikesForNurses campaign to gift brand-new pairs of sneakers to nurses working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic: bit.ly/2FMUvUk #TheRoot100

61. Mariah Moore

Moore is co-director of House of Tulip, a visionary land trust in New Orleans for transgender and gender-nonconforming people experiencing homelessness: bit.ly/2Hm6w3x #TheRoot100

60. Brittney Griner (@brittneygriner)

The Phoenix Mercury basketball star protested the WNBA's use of the national anthem and vowed not to be on the court when it was played: bit.ly/2RLBsft #TheRoot100

59. Bozoma Saint John (@badassboz)

After a career of elevating major brands, Saint John took her star power to Netflix as the company's new global chief marketing officer: bit.ly/32N5pSL #TheRoot100

58. Jason Wright (@whoisjwright)

Wright, the newly announced Washington Football Team president, is the first Black team president in NFL history: bit.ly/32QVpI6 #TheRoot100

57. Arisha Hatch (@arishamichelle)

Hatch has helped shape Color of Change into an undeniable force for social justice as head of its campaigns: bit.ly/3mISbyb #TheRoot100

56. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (@yahya)

The architect-turned-actor turned heads and won an Emmy for his larger-than-life role as Cal Abar/Dr. Manhattan in HBO's Watchmen: bit.ly/2FO7ftR #TheRoot100

55. Tre'vell Anderson (@TrevellAnderson)

The award-winning journalist has made it their mission to center the stories of the LGBTQ community: bit.ly/3hSCNvD #TheRoot100

54. Lindsay Peoples Wagner

Already the youngest editor-in-chief in Condé Nast history, Peoples Wagner is holding the door open for higher inclusivity in the fashion industry and media: bit.ly/2RO1Aqc #TheRoot100

53. Janina Jeff (@inthosegenespod)

Jeff is helping Black America navigate genetic ancestry testing with her award-winning podcast, In Those Genes: bit.ly/32PWjVp #TheRoot100

52. Lauren Maillian (@LaurenMaillian)

As CEO of Digitalundivided, Maillian is empowering more Black and Latinx women to succeed in tech: bit.ly/2ZWK2g6 #TheRoot100

51. Caroline Randall Williams (@caroranwill)

You can tell just from the title that Williams wrote one of the most talked-about op-eds of 2020: "You Want a Confederate Monument? My Body Is a Confederate Monument." bit.ly/3kB0hqP #TheRoot100

50. Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime)

Harrison is poised to pull off an upset this November as polls show him bringing the heat to Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in the race for his seat in the U.S. Senate: bit.ly/3kEzpGG #TheRoot100

49. Moogega Cooper (@moogega)

As the planetary protection lead of NASA's 2020 Mars mission, Cooper holds the responsibility of keeping the red planet safe from any of Earth's contaminants that could be transmitted by NASA's Perseverance rover: bit.ly/33MXxjh #TheRoot100

48. LeBron James (@KingJames)

James is a man of action, and when he saw Black voters being set up for another round of disenfranchisement, he created a group of do-something basketball players to execute a new play: bit.ly/2G1tbRR #TheRoot100

47. Garlin Gilchrist II (@LtGovGilchrist)

Lt. Gov. Gilchrist is the highest-ranking Black elected official in Michigan's history and is leading the charge to address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the state's Black residents: bit.ly/3kBzhYd #TheRoot100

46. Samuel Adetunji

As one-half of the innovative "cannatech" company Veriheal, Adetunji is staking a claim in the lucrative marijuana business: bit.ly/2RLhv8v #TheRoot100

45. Joshua Green

Green is a key industry player in the cannabis field, leveraging technology and culturally conversant content to co-lead the successful telehealth company Veriheal, which he helped launch in 2017: bit.ly/2ZWTcsI #TheRoot100

44. Mondaire Jones (@MondaireJones)

Jones, an Obama administration alumnus, won the primary for New York's 17th Congressional District and is expected to be elected as one of the first openly gay Black members of Congress in November: bit.ly/3kCbG9X #TheRoot100

43. Brittney Cooper (@ProfessorCrunk)

With electric commentary that ranges from Black feminism to hip-hop culture, Cooper is a master articulator of what's current in racial politics: bit.ly/2Ep9IKG #TheRoot100

42. Remoshay Nelson (@Remoshay)

Capt. Nelson rose through the ranks of the U.S. Air Force to become the first Black woman to be designated an officer in the Thunderbirds, an almost 70-year-old squadron: bit.ly/3iSLszl #TheRoot100

41. George M. Johnson (@IamGMJohnson)

Johnson's coming-of-age series of essays, All Boys Aren't Blue, caught the attention of Gabrielle Union, who optioned Johnson's "memoir-manifesto" for series development at Sony TV: bit.ly/2FXWbKe

40. Jeremy Pope (@jrmypope)

After double 2019 Tony nominations this year, Pope scored an Emmy nomination for his role in Ryan Murphy's Netflix miniseries, Hollywood: bit.ly/3kzJCE7 #TheRoot100

39. Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres)

Torres won the primary to represent his South Bronx district in the U.S. House of Representatives! bit.ly/2ZYwMY7 #TheRoot100

38. Issa Rae (@IssaRae)

With projects encompassing television, film and music, Rae is easily one of the hardest-working people in entertainment: bit.ly/32RKG0e #TheRoot100

37. Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell)

A Renaissance woman of Black feminist-centered politics, Maxwell released her first book this year to help the people harness their power: bit.ly/3iPkk4w #TheRoot100

36. Tiffany D. Cross (@TiffanyDCross)

Like her on-air perspective, Cross' new book, Say It Louder! Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy, is a certified fresh addition to the Black political conversation: bit.ly/3cq1zCb #TheRoot100

35. Kimberly Drew (@museummammy)

With a growing influence in art, fashion and journalism, Drew has a vision of Black Futures, as her upcoming book is titled, that embraces the full scope of our creativity: bit.ly/35ZrYFJ #TheRoot100

34. Diamond Stylz (@DiamondStylz)

Stylz is a nationally recognized voice elevating the experiences and needs of Black trans women with her podcast, Marsha's Plate: bit.ly/33QFmtd #TheRoot100

33. Kehinde Wiley (@kehindewileyart)

In response to the iconography and hero worship of known racists, Wiley reworked a Richmond monument of a Confederate general as a young Black man instead: bit.ly/3mHQAss #TheRoot100

32. Kendrick Sampson (@kendrick38)

By taking to the streets to advocate for a range of issues, Sampson is backing up his words with actions after penning a letter calling on Hollywood to make a commitment to racial justice: bit.ly/3iQwqdr #TheRoot100

31. Arabia Mollette (@dramollette)

Mollette is on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle, particularly for poor and underserved Black people in New York City: bit.ly/3kD4Scc #TheRoot100

30. Brandon P. Fleming (@bpfleming)

Fleming launched the Harvard Diversity Project to provide summer debate residencies at the Ivy league school for Black students from Atlanta: bit.ly/2G1BLQw #TheRoot100

29. Angelica Ross (@angelicaross)

Ross became the first trans person to host a national presidential candidate forum and produced a LGBTQ initiative for Joe Biden's presidential campaign: bit.ly/3iURkZ7 #TheRoot100

28. God-is Rivera (@GodisRivera)

Rivera is a trailblazer in the tech industry as Twitter's global director of culture and community. She is also a steady advocate for Black Twitter and enlightens the masses on its cultural significance: bit.ly/3kFcYRE #TheRoot100

27. Alicia Garza (@aliciagarza)

As one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter, Garza continues to advocate for Black lives as head of the Black Futures Lab: bit.ly/3kFS3h6 #TheRoot100

26. Patrisse Cullors (@OsopePatrisse)

As a co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Cullors refuses to rest on her laurels and remains committed to uplifting Black lives, equal rights and justice for all with her latest project, In Plain Sight: bit.ly/33SXQZR #TheRoot100

25. Kyrie Irving (@KyrieIrving)

Irving stood out as one of a few professional athletes arguing early on against the resumption of business as usual in the face of numerous killings by police: bit.ly/3iZ1rfq #TheRoot100

24. L.L. McKinney (@ElleOnWords)

A literary powerhouse and proud blerd, McKinney started the #PublishingPaidMe hashtag, which shined a spotlight on pay disparities between Black and non-Black authors: bit.ly/32T4f8r #TheRoot100

23. Misha Green (@MishaGreen)

Green's provocative period fantasy Lovecraft Country flips the script on the racism of horror master H.P. Lovecraft by centering the monstrous history—both literally and figuratively—of racism in America: bit.ly/2HowuDz #TheRoot100

22. Chiney Ogwumike (@Chiney321)

The Los Angeles Sparks star made history as the first Black woman to host a daily ESPN Radio show: bit.ly/2ZZQMcY #TheRoot100

21. Cameron Webb (@DrCameronWebb)

A practicing physician in his home state of Virginia, Webb is now on a path to becoming the first Black doctor in Congress—where he hopes to put improving healthcare in America firmly back on the agenda: bit.ly/32RiTgc #TheRoot100

20. Chris Paul (@CP3)

Paul's commitment to Black lives is bigger than his fashion-forward "HBCU Tour"; the point guard says he recently co-founded the Social Change Fund "to address social and economic justice issues facing Black communities.” bit.ly/3mFfqJL #TheRoot100

19. Angela Peoples (@MsPeoples)

As the director of Black Womxn For, Peoples uplifts Black and nongender-conforming people so they may have a seat at the political table: bit.ly/2FI4o5P #TheRoot100

18. Phillip Atiba Goff (@DrPhilGoff)

As the entire country began discussing actionable ways to reform police forces this year, Goff's evidence-based approach to identifying and rooting out racism in policing emerged as a road map to follow: bit.ly/3hXUTfI #TheRoot100

17. Jasmyn Lawson (@JasmynBeKnowing)

With a self-professed passion for the intersection of culture, tech and media, Lawson is the "strong Black lead" powering Netflix's popular social channels of the same name: bit.ly/3iXvKDd #TheRoot100

16. Kimberly Jones (@kimlatricejones)

Jones captured our outrage over injustice in a viral video where she told detractors of this year's riots, "[You're] lucky that what Black people are looking for is equality and not revenge." bit.ly/3cklr9V #TheRoot100

15. Yashica Robinson

Robinson filed a motion against the state of Alabama to fight the most restrictive anti-abortion bill in the country while defying myriad dangers to perform abortions in a state trying to outlaw them: bit.ly/345XmQz #TheRoot100

14. Symone Sanders (@SymoneDSanders)

In an election season that is midpandemic and seething with protests, Sanders is rising to those and other challenges to lead the Biden campaign into the Oval Office: bit.ly/2Ep5J0F #TheRoot100

13. Raquel Willis (@RaquelWillis_)

The newly named director of communications at the Ms. Foundation for Women, Willis is using her platform to amplify the stories and experiences of Black trans women: bit.ly/32O6ny7 #TheRoot100

12. Beatrice Dixon (@QueenBea_101)

Dixon became a symbol for Black Girl Magic and Black entrepreneurship when her business was targeted by racist reviewers online and ended up earning a wave of support from thousands of new customers: bit.ly/3mTyxjk #TheRoot100

11. Jamaal Bowman (@JamaalBowmanNY)

In an upstart-versus-old guard political showdown, Bowman defeated 16-term incumbent Eliot Engel for New York's 16th Congressional District, ending his 31-year run: bit.ly/2RQ8I5u #TheRoot100

10. Cori Bush (@CoriBush)

Having unseated Democratic incumbent William Lacy Clay from Missouri's 1st Congressional District, ending a 50-year political dynasty, Bush is poised to become Missouri's first Black congresswoman: bit.ly/2G1kMxM #TheRoot100

9. Rob Gore

While maintaining his Kings Against Violence Initiative for youths in Central Brooklyn, Gore was also working on the front lines in emergency rooms there when COVID-19 cases reached their peak in New York City this year: bit.ly/3ck1PTk #TheRoot100

8. Nneka Ogwumike (@Nnemkadi30)

As president of the WNBA Players Association, Ogwumike has spearheaded leaguewide support of social justice issues and the negotiation of radically better contracts for players: bit.ly/302hr8Z #TheRoot100

7. Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram)

A founding father of anti-racist research, Kendi is helping to deconstruct and dismantle the American racial time bomb: bit.ly/3hVmSNd #TheRoot100

6. Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr)

In a year that's full of dismal news, Cooper is giving us a good reason to laugh by turning Donald Trump's egregiousness into viral video hilarity: bit.ly/3kFZ2GO #TheRoot100

5. Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche)

Unwavering under the ire of a president in full-blown tantrum mode, Alcindor delivered fact-based questions and reporting from the White House's coronavirus briefings: bit.ly/3mM5fTt #TheRoot100

4. Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace)

As the only Black driver in NASCAR's top tier, Wallace spoke out against the organization's ongoing and offensive use of the Confederate battle flag: bit.ly/32RmYRt #TheRoot100

3. Maya Moore (@MooreMaya)

For more than a year, Moore has sidelined her career as a leading player in the WNBA to help free a Black man incarcerated for a crime he didn't commit: bit.ly/2RQ8VFO #TheRoot100

2. Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7)

Kaepernick was right—about voicing his outrage, disrupting America's comfortable racism & kneeling in order to stand up for us—& he's got a pipeline of expansive projects to keep pushing his agenda: bit.ly/3hUmSx1 #TheRoot100

1. Nikole Hannah-Jones (@nhannahjones)

Hannah-Jones has had a hell of a year, and that's irrefutably because the Pulitzer Prize winner and creator of the New York Times' The 1619 Project is a hell of a journalist: bit.ly/2RPtPVo #TheRoot100