0America’s Up-and-Coming African-American Leaders (Photos)Clark Merrefield polls the experts to find the up-and-coming African-American leaders you may not have heard about.Clark MerrefieldUpdated Jul. 13, 2017 11:55AM EDT / Published Feb. 28, 2012 7:19PM EST Dr. John H. Jackson, education advocateSchott Foundation for Public Education Stanford Thompson, musicianDavid DeBalko Ava DuVernay, film director and publicistVictoria Will / AP Photo Dawn Davis, publisherSteve Azzara / Getty Images Anthony Foxx, mayor, Charlotte, N.C.Mark Lennihan / AP Photo Kamala Harris, attorney general, CaliforniaMichael Kovac / Getty Images for One Voice Charles Hudson, tech entrepreneurDavid Paul Morris, Bloomberg / Getty Images Dr. Griffin Rodgers, public-health officialKris Connor / Getty Images Dr. Charles H. McGruder, astrophysicistWestern Kentucky University Anthony Jewett, education entrepreneur Dr. Cato Laurencin, orthopedic surgeonLanny Nagler / University of Connecticut Health Center Greg Moore, editorMarc Piscotty / Getty Images Coquese Washington, coachRich Glickstein, The State / MCT / Getty Images Clark Merrefield@cmerrefGot a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
Dr. John H. Jackson, education advocateSchott Foundation for Public Education Stanford Thompson, musicianDavid DeBalko Ava DuVernay, film director and publicistVictoria Will / AP Photo Dawn Davis, publisherSteve Azzara / Getty Images Anthony Foxx, mayor, Charlotte, N.C.Mark Lennihan / AP Photo Kamala Harris, attorney general, CaliforniaMichael Kovac / Getty Images for One Voice Charles Hudson, tech entrepreneurDavid Paul Morris, Bloomberg / Getty Images Dr. Griffin Rodgers, public-health officialKris Connor / Getty Images Dr. Charles H. McGruder, astrophysicistWestern Kentucky University Anthony Jewett, education entrepreneur Dr. Cato Laurencin, orthopedic surgeonLanny Nagler / University of Connecticut Health Center Greg Moore, editorMarc Piscotty / Getty Images Coquese Washington, coachRich Glickstein, The State / MCT / Getty Images