BLACK ENTERPRISE Magazine Unveils Its 2007 Hot List: America's Most Powerful Players Under 40


NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES


NEW YORK, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- BLACK ENTERPRISE (BE) today unveiled
its 2007 HOT LIST: America's Most Powerful Players Under 40 as featured in
the December issue.


For the very first time, BE hits newsstands with five exclusive,
consecutive covers, a first in the magazine's 37-year history. The
groundbreaking covers feature NBA superstar LeBron James, Pop/R&B
phenomenon Chris Brown with gospel powerhouse Kirk Franklin, hip-hop
star/entrepreneur Queen Latifah, platinum chart-toppers Wyclef Jean and
John Legend, and tennis ace turned fashionista Venus Williams.

The BE Hot List is comprised of ultimate achievers under the age of 40
in media, music, entertainment, and sports. "These celebrities have
shrewdly leveraged their fame to build multimillion-dollar empires that
will sustain them beyond their careers in sports and entertainment," says
be Editor-at- Large Carolyn Brown. "Plus, this year's list goes outside the
box to include business executives, top-ranked money managers, and medical
researchers whose impact on our world is undeniable."


The 2007 HOT LIST: America's Most Powerful Players Under 40:

DeAnna Allen, 39, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro L.L.P.

Tyra Banks, 34, TV Producer, Bankable Productions

Mary J. Blige, 36, Singer

Chris Brown, 18, Singer, Actor

Nana Boateng, 30, Designer

Kawanna Brown, 34, Chief Operating Officer, Magic Johnson Cos.

Nick Cannon, 27, Actor, TV Producer

Edwidge Danticat, 38, Author, Brother I'm Dying

Adrian M. Fenty, 37, Mayor, District of Columbia

Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, 37, Rapper, President & CEO, Def Jam

Susan Chapman, 39, Global Head of Operations, Citi Realty Services

Sean "Diddy" Combs, 37, Rapper, CEO, Music/TV Producer, Bad Boy Worldwide
Entertainment Group

T. Troy Dixon, 36, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank Securities

Rosalyn Durant, 31, Vice President, Programming & Acquisitions, ESPN

Chinedu U. Echeruo, 34, Founder, CEO, Hopstop.com

Lisa Ellis, 37, Executive Vice President, Sony Music Label Group

Kirk Franklin, 37, Singer

Amy Ellis-Simon, 35, Managing Director, Head, Multiproduct Sales &

Emerging Client Coverage, Merrill Lynch

Njema Frazier, 37, Physicist, National Nuclear Security Administration

Sean "The Pen" Garrett, 29, Songwriter, Music Producer

Magnus Greaves, 33, Founder, Doubledown Media

Richard C. Gay, 39, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Operations,
VH1 & CMT

Tracy Green, 36, Associate Executive Director, Finance Department,
Bellevue Hospital Center

Thierry Henry, 30, Professional Athlete

Floyd Nathaniel "Danja" Hills, 26, Music Producer

Lewis Hamilton, 22, Professional Athlete, Formula One race driver

Mellody Hobson, 38, President, Ariel Capital Management L.L.C.

Barrington Irving, 24, Aviator

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, 32, Rapper
Paulianda Jones, M.D., 28, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Vanderbilt
University School of Medicine

Alicia Keys, 26, Singer, Songwriter, Actress

Melanie Kinchen, M.D., 38, Medical Director, Orthopaedic Surgeon,
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital Spine Center

Ronald Holt, Jr., 39, President & CEO, Hansberger Global Investors Inc.

Charles King, 38, Senior Vice President, Agent, William Morris Agency

Beyonce Knowles, 26, Singer, Actress

Kimora Lee Simmons, 32, Creative Director, Phat Fashions L.L.C.

Phil Ivey, 31, Professional Poker Player

Kevin Liles, 39, Executive Vice President, Warner Music Group

Treena Livingston Arinzeh, 37, Biomedical Engineer, New Jersey Institute
of Technology
Vanessa Morrison, 38, President, Twentieth Century Fox Animation
LeBron James, 22, Professional Athlete, Cleveland Cavaliers
Tim "Timbaland" Mosley, 36, Music Producer
Andrea Nelson Meigs, 39, Talent Agent, International Creative Management
Wyclef Jean, 35, Rapper, Music Producer
Will Packer, 33, and Rob Hardy, 35, Film Producers; Director, Rainforest
Films
Steve Pamon, 37, Senior Vice President, Digital Distribution & Strategic
Partnerships, Home Box Office
Brian Parker, 32, Vice President of Emerging Markets & New Business
Development, Choice Hotels International
Tyler Perry, 38, Playwright, Actor, Screenwriter, CEO, Tyler Perry Studios
John Legend, 29, Singer
Dana "Queen Latifah" Owens, 37, Singer, Actress
Lisa Pickrum, 37, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, RLJ
Cos.
Usher Raymond IV, 29, Singer, Actor
Shonda Rhimes, 37, TV Producer, Writer, Director, Grey's Anatomy
Marcus Samuelsson, 37, Co-Owner, Aquavit
Will Smith, 39, Actor, Film Producer
Window Snyder, 32, "Chief Security Something or Other," Mozilla
Steve Stoute, 37, Founder, Chairman, Translation Consultation & Brand
Imaging
LaDainian Tomlinson, 28, Professional Athlete, San Diego Chargers
Kara Walker, 38, Artist, Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My
Oppressor, My Love
Shane and Shawn Ward, 34, President & Co-Founder; Creative Director & Co-
Founder, Detny footwear by SHANE&SHAWN
Kanye West, 30, Music Producer, Rapper
Stevie Williams, 28, Professional Athlete, Skateboarding
Venus Williams, 27, Professional Athlete, Tennis
Kehinde Wiley, 30, Artist, Recognize! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods, 32, Professional Athlete, Golf



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