African-Americans on the 2013 Time 100 List
The Obamas, Jay-Z, Kamala Harris and others make list.
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Barack Obama - "When Barack Obama was first elected, the world saw the realization of the American Dream. Today, they see a leader who delivers — whether it’s ending the war in Iraq, imposing crippling sanctions on Iran or reasserting our role as a Pacific power and building a world with more partners and fewer enemies." — Hillary Clinton (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Michelle Obama - "The philosophers tell us that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Mrs. Obama is as if it doesn’t touch her. She hasn’t tried to become anybody else’s idea of the first lady. She has remained herself, with her grace, her gentleness and her sense of humor." — Maya Angelou (Photo: Chuck Kennedy/The White House via Getty Images)
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Jay-Z - "He’s an artist-entrepreneur who stands at the center of culture and commerce in 21st-century America, and his influence stretches across races, religions and regions." — Michael Bloomberg (Photo: Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
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LeBron James - "His dedication, devotion and focus have won the admiration of fans — and his athletic peers. He’s someone anyone, in any profession, can look up to." — Derek Jeter(Photo: REUTERS/Fred Thornhill)
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Beyoncé - "No one has that voice, no one moves the way she moves, no one can hold an audience the way she does. And she keeps growing and evolving in the ways that she expresses herself as a singer, as a performer and now as a mother." — Baz Luhrmann, director of the upcoming film The Great Gatsby (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)
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