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Meet Chude Jideonwo

Chude Jideonwo is founder of Joy Inc, a benefit corporation based in Miami, Florida and Lagos, Nigeria, which mainstreams the research and evidence on human flourishing and positive emotions to transform the culture and build a new generation focused on the greatest happiness for the greatest many. All of Joy, Inc.’s profits are invested in …

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Meet Violeta Donawa

Violeta Donawa is a healing practitioner and applied sociologist who has committed her life to social justice at the spiritual, community, and systemic levels. She was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, USA to an African-American mother and Panamanian father. As someone whose identity has shaped her, she has spent much of her life engaged …

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Meet Cecilia Brækhus

Cecilia Carmen Linda Brækhus is a Norwegian professional boxer and former kickboxer. In boxing, she has reigned as the undisputed female welterweight champion since 2014 and is the first woman in any weight class to hold the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO titles simultaneously. She is also one of only four boxers in history, female or male, to hold all four titles simultaneously, along with Bernard Hopkins(2004–2005), Jermain Taylor (2005), …

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Meet Armando Cabral

  Armando Cabral was born in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a European male fashion model well regarded for his strong cheekbones and flawless skin complexion. Growing up in Portugal with his family, Cabral’s first tentative steps towards a career in modeling began in 2001 when, encouraged by his sister, he approached an agency based in his …

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Meet Omar Johnson

Omar Johnson is from Brooklyn, NY. He received a BS from Georgia State University and an MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University. Omar Johnson leads all global brand marketing and advertising efforts at Beat Electronics. He applies his extensive marketing expertise across brand development, advertising, retail experience, entertainment/sports marketing, and digital marketing. A …

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Meet Kara D. Nottingham

Kara D. Nottingham earned a B.A. from Hampton University with a major in political science and a minor in Spanish. At Hampton, she served as chair of the cultural affairs committee of the Student Government Association and was active in the Political Science Club, Leadership Institute, and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She interned with Senator …

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Meet Kurt Summers Jr.

Kurt Summers Jr. is the Treasurer of the City of Chicago, Illinois. Summers was appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel on October 22, 2014, and took the oath of office on December 1, 2014. Summers was elected to his first full-term in office during Chicago’s citywide election on February 24, 2015. He was preceded in office by Stephanie Neely. Summers graduated from Whitney Young Magnet High School in …

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Meet Quintin Haynes

Quintin Haynes is the Chief of Staff at NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services. We are proud of his achievement and we name him Most Influential 100 Class of 2018 Politics and Governance Category.