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By Naiquan Greene
December 21, 2016 / 11:16 AM

  1. Issa Rae

  2. Killer Mike

  3. Taraji P. Henson

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  5. Yara Shahidi

  6. Ava DuVernay

  7. Jesse Williams

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  9. Chance the Rapper

  10. Tyra Banks

  11. Donald Glover

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  13. Janelle Monae

  14. DeVon Franklin

  15. Erykah Badu

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  17. Trevor Noah

  18. Tristan Walker

  19. Daymond John

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  21. Kobe Bryant

  22. Eric Thomas

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