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Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons, Chairman and CEO of Rush Communications, was named one of the “Top 25 Most Influential People of the Past 25 Years” by USA Today for his groundbreaking vision that has influenced music, fashion, finance, the jewelry industry, television and film, online media, as well as the face of modern philanthropy.
REASON 16: Obama has worked to curb urban violence.
Last night, I marched through my old neighborhood in Queens. Squeezing my hand on my right side as we marched was the mother of a young man killed by a stray bullet outside a house party. Squeezing the hand on my left side was another mother who lost her son to the senseless violence that plagues our communities. I marched through my old neighborhood in Queens with almost a thousand men, women, and children as a show of love and unity to a community hurting. I marched because the shootings and deaths of our young people this summer has not just been in my old neighborhood in Queens, but in communities all across our urban landscape.—
New York, New York
REASON 08:
Obama understands the promise and perils of the new global order in a way his opponent does not. read essay →
REASON 34:
Leadership begins with character. read essay →
REASON 76:
Life is a pre-existing condition.read essay →