Each year for the past 18 years, TIME magazine releases a list of the 100 people deemed most influential.

In the year 2021, we’ve seen the continued fight for social justice, adequate healthcare, representation in media and sports, and more. This year alone, we have faced the legalization of voter suppression, a global pandemic that has brutally exposed the centuries of injustice present at every institution of our nation, body camera footage of more police-involved killings, and record-breaking feats on the court and in the studio.

The Black Information Network wanted to take a closer look at those pioneers, icons, and leaders carrying the torch of these initiatives for our communities and beyond.

Here are all of the Black innovators, icons, pioneers, artists, titans, and leaders who made the 2021 Time 100 Most Influential People List.

Be sure to check out a televised special about this year’s list will air on ABC Monday (September 20).

Bobby O'Jay

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