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Baltimoreans Named To Ebony's 'Power 100' List

BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — Alongside big names like Beyonce and Colin Kaepernick, Baltimoreans like Carla Hayden and Freeman Hrabowski III are also among 100 black leaders being recognized by Ebony magazine this year.

The magazine revealed its annual Power 100 list Friday, which recognizes outstanding achievements by black entertainers, corporate heads and civic leaders.

Also on the list are Chance the Rapper, NBA star Carmelo Anthony and Nike brand president Trevor Edwards.

The 2016 Power 100 list will appear in the December issue of Ebony, which will feature four different covers.

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay, Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and musician-producers John Legend and Nas will each appear on the cover of the December issue.

You can already see the full list on Ebony's website.

Hayden, the longtime director of Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Free Library, was appointed as the 14th librarian of Congress earlier this year. She's the first woman and the first African-American to hold the post.

The magazine says she "plans to use technology to modernize the nation's oldest cultural institution."

Hrabowski, the president of University of Maryland, Baltimore County is also on the list, which says he "has worked to turn the school into a pioneering research facility known for producing Black graduates who excel in STEM."

"The Wire" actor Wendell Pierce was honored on the list in part for the fact that he recently "invested in a Baltimore housing development meant to bring jobs to the embattled city."

Also on the list, Washington Post journalist Wesley Lowery, who has a new book coming out this month: "They Can't Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America's Racial Justice Movement" and Charisse Ford, the CMO of Pandora. Pandora's regional headquarters is in downtown Baltimore.

Ebony editor-in-chief Kyra Kyles said the honorees were chosen not only because of their successful careers, but because they've used that success to "improve various facets of black life and render us visible on the world stage."

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