BLACK ENTERPRISE Magazine Unveils Its 2007 Hot List

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

Monday November 26, 2:06 pm ET

December issue hits newsstands with five exclusive, consecutive covers: LeBron James, Chris Brown and Kirk Franklin, Queen Latifah, Wyclef Jean and John Legend, and Venus Williams

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.

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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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