Black leaders
are ranked according to their cumulative score for
each of the following categories, which give us a true indicator
of their value in the black community.
organizing (ON)
oratory
skills (OR)
face time (FT)
effective use of face time (EFT)
making white people mad (WPM)
credibility with whites (CWW)
inspires the black man (IBM)
tangible influence in the black community (TCB)
appearance (A)
Good Nigga Comedy (GNC)
| Top 20 African-American Leaders |
| Leader |
ON |
OR |
FT |
EFT |
WPM |
CWW |
IBM |
TCB |
A |
GNC |
Total |
| Oprah |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
8.5 |
10 |
4.5 |
83 |
| Dr. King's Spirit |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
0.5 |
82.5 |
| Min. Farrakhan |
10 |
10 |
5 |
8.5 |
15 |
0 |
9 |
9.5 |
10 |
5 |
82 |
| Diddy |
7.5 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
78.5 |
| Dave Chappelle |
3 |
8.5 |
9 |
9.5 |
9 |
7 |
7.5 |
8 |
7 |
10 |
78.5 |
| Malcolm X's Spirit |
10 |
10 |
8.5 |
10 |
9 |
3.5 |
9.5 |
6.5 |
10 |
1 |
78 |
| Denzel Washington |
5 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
7.5 |
8 |
8.5 |
5 |
8.5 |
6 |
77.5 |
| Jay-Z |
7.5 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
76.5 |
| Dr. Eric Dyson |
5 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9.5 |
6.5 |
2.5 |
9 |
4.5 |
76 |
| Dr. Cornel West |
6.5 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
76.5 |
| Russell Simmons |
10 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
7.5 |
9 |
6 |
8.5 |
75 |
| Sen. Obama |
8 |
10 |
8 |
9.5 |
4.5 |
10 |
7.5 |
5.5 |
10 |
1.5 |
74.5 |
| Lebron James |
3 |
4.5 |
10 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
5 |
72.5 |
| Rev.
Jesse Jackson |
7 |
7.5 |
10 |
4.5 |
8.5 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
8.5 |
10 |
71 |
| Allen Iverson |
2 |
2.5 |
10 |
6 |
10 |
4.5 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
10 |
69 |
| Colin Powell |
10 |
10 |
8.5 |
10 |
2.5 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
9.5 |
1 |
66.5 |
| Rev. Al |
6 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
6.5 |
4 |
0.5 |
10 |
65 |
| Bill Cosby |
8 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
10 |
0.5 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
64.5 |
| Dr. Henry Louis Gates |
7.5 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
61.5 |
