African-Americans on Forbes Most Powerful Women List 2013

See where Michelle Obama, Oprah and others rank.

Beyoncé - Beyoncé is No. 17. The superstar was noted for signing a $50 million contract with Pepsi and drawing high ratings for her Super Bowl performance and HBO autobiographical documentary.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Rosalind Brewer - Rosalind Brewer’s promotion to the CEO position of Sam’s Club in 2012 made her the first woman and African-American to lead a Walmart division. Tasked with doubling revenue at the warehouse club, which is currently worth $56 billion with 110,000 employees, Brewer has kicked off an experimental digital strategy to meet the towering goal. (Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) 
Ertharin Cousin - This Chicago–based food activist is the head of the United Nations Food Program, which brings life-saving nutrition to more than 100 million people around the world. Cousin’s compassion and work reminds us that access to health food shouldn’t be a privilege, but a right. (Photo: Mac Innes Photography/Dept of the Taoiseach via Getty Images)
Helene Gayle - Helene Gayle, president and CEO of CARE, comes in at No. 68. Her organization CARE is credited for their prompt response to a food crisis in Chad, Niger and Mali where more than 750,000 were given emergency assistance.(Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images)Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey - As President-CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the largest charitable U.S. foundation solely dedicated to health care, Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey oversaw more than 850 grants worth $449 million last year alone. She also helped to implement and educate consumers about the Affordable Care Act.(Photo: ark Wilson/Getty Images) 

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Rosalind Brewer - Rosalind Brewer, president and CEO of SAM’s Club, Wal-Mart Stores, is No. 44. As the first woman and African-American to head the company, she was credited for leveraging “Wal-Mart's sustainability index with Sam's Club suppliers.”(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

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